Timaru Harbour Sea Conditions and Tide Table

Timaru Harbour Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.

High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:45 AM and sunset is at 09:05 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
Wave Height Map
High Tide
3:52PM2.49m
4:41AM2.57m
4:41PM2.51m
5:41AM2.60m
5:33PM2.49m
6:42AM2.58m
6:37PM2.42m
7:44AM2.52m
7:52PM2.33m
8:44AM2.44m
9:00PM2.22m
9:40AM2.33m
10:02PM2.09m
10:33AM2.21m
11:05PM1.99m
11:26AM2.10m
00:05AM1.95m
12:21PM2.01m
00:55AM1.96m
1:13PM1.98m
1:34AM2.01m
1:55PM2.00m
2:09AM2.06m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.45m
10:12PM0.47m
10:49AM0.48m
11:08PM0.49m
11:42AM0.53m
00:05AM0.51m
12:35PM0.62m
1:05AM0.55m
1:27PM0.72m
2:06AM0.60m
2:25PM0.80m
3:06AM0.67m
3:31PM0.84m
4:04AM0.75m
4:43PM0.82m
5:04AM0.80m
5:45PM0.76m
6:07AM0.79m
6:34PM0.71m
7:05AM0.73m
7:16PM0.69m
7:52AM0.67m
7:55PM0.68m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
1
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
NE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.4
ESE
10
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
15
NW
30
WNW
10
E
10
ENE
25
E
5
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
SSE
20
NE
15
NNE
0
N
10
ESE
5
N
5
S
15
SE
5
S
15
ESE
15
E
20
SSE
5
W
25
SSW
10
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
5
W
5
ENE
20
E
10
N
15
NE
20
E
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
15
NNE
 mm 
5
1
3
2
5
2
5
1
max°C
27
26
17
17
17
17
26
26
20
13
14
13
17
18
16
21
20
13
12
12
12
14
11
10
13
13
12
14
14
12
16
15
13
15
15
13
Moonrise
9:55
11:02
11:54
12:32
1:00
1:22
1:42
1:59
2:16
2:33
2:53
Moonset
5:04
6:02
7:14
8:33
9:53
11:10
12:22
1:30
2:35
3:40
4:44
5:50
Sunrise
5:45
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
9:05
9:06
9:07
9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
9:12
9:13
9:14
9:14
9:15
Today's sea temperature in Timaru Harbour is
15.0° C
(Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 11.9 max: 13.4 min: 10.1°C)
Issued (local time): 12 pm Friday 05 Dec 2025
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