Kaikoura 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 06:11 AM and sunset is at 08:06 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Cool air temperatures (max 18°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, calm by Mon night). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 31 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:07PM1.79m | 4:32AM1.81m | 4:50PM1.79m | 5:14AM1.84m | 5:31PM1.80m | 5:56AM1.87m | 6:11PM1.80m | 6:37AM1.89m | 6:53PM1.81m | 7:19AM1.89m | 7:37PM1.79m | 8:01AM1.89m | 8:25PM1.78m | 8:44AM1.88m | 9:15PM1.76m | 9:29AM1.87m | 10:04PM1.75m | 10:17AM1.86m | 10:52PM1.76m | 11:10AM1.86m | 11:40PM1.80m | 12:04PM1.88m | 00:30AM1.84m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05AM0.68m | 10:17PM0.65m | 10:50AM0.68m | 10:58PM0.66m | 11:31AM0.69m | 11:39PM0.67m | 12:10PM0.69m | 00:20AM0.67m | 12:48PM0.70m | 1:01AM0.67m | 1:30PM0.69m | 1:43AM0.68m | 2:15PM0.68m | 2:27AM0.67m | 3:02PM0.66m | 3:13AM0.65m | 3:51PM0.63m | 4:03AM0.62m | 4:42PM0.59m | 4:55AM0.57m | 5:33PM0.54m | 5:47AM0.51m | 6:25PM0.48m | 6:40AM0.46m | ||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 8 | NE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSW 14 | S 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | |
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rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Moonrise | 5:04 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 10:45 | — | — | 11:59 | — | — | 1:14 | — | — |
Moonset | — | 5:51 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 11:12 | — | — | — | 12:13 | — | — | 1:06 | — | — | 1:50 | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | 2:56 | — | — |
 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 13.2 °C (Statistics for 30 Oct 1981-2005 – mean: 12.0 max: 13.0 min: 10.5°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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