Christchurch 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 07:35 AM and sunset is at 04:09 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sat night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Cool air temperatures (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 7–9 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | Tuesday 3 | Wednesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:26PM1.01m | 5:27AM1.14m | 4:42PM1.01m | 5:47AM1.15m | 4:59PM1.04m | 5:49AM1.18m | 5:26PM1.07m | 6:01AM1.23m | 5:58PM1.12m | 6:23AM1.29m | 6:30PM1.16m | 6:49AM1.33m | 7:01PM1.20m | 7:15AM1.37m | 7:31PM1.23m | 7:43AM1.40m | 8:02PM1.25m | 8:12AM1.42m | 8:33PM1.26m | 8:43AM1.43m | 12:36PM0.99m | 9:06PM1.25m | 9:17AM1.44m | 1:29PM0.98m | 9:43PM1.22m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54AM0.63m | 9:30PM0.38m | 10:28AM0.67m | 11:00PM0.40m | 12:06PM0.59m | 00:13AM0.37m | 12:57PM0.47m | 1:01AM0.31m | 1:35PM0.36m | 1:41AM0.27m | 2:10PM0.26m | 2:17AM0.23m | 2:43PM0.17m | 2:52AM0.20m | 3:15PM0.10m | 3:27AM0.18m | 3:49PM0.05m | 11:00PM0.98m | 4:25PM0.01m | 11:24PM0.96m | 12:14PM0.99m | 11:53PM0.93m | 12:39PM0.97m | 00:25AM0.91m | ||||||||||||
SSW 7 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
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light rain | mod rain | mod rain | cloudy | light rain | heavy rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | heavy rain | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | some clouds | light rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | clear | some clouds | |
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3 | 9 | 9 | — | 3 | 11 | — | 2.0 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 1.0 | 5 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Moonrise | — | — | — | 12:09 | — | — | 1:19 | — | — | 2:27 | — | — | 3:36 | — | — | 4:47 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 10:33 | — | — | 11:16 | — | — |
Moonset | 1:29 | — | — | 1:40 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 2:01 | — | — | 2:12 | — | — | 2:25 | — | — | 2:42 | — | — | — | 3:04 | — | — | 3:36 | — | — | 4:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 6:34 | — |
 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
 | — | 4:09 | — | — | 4:08 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:05 | — | — | 4:04 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — | — | 4:02 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 12.7 °C (Statistics for 23 Nov 1981-2005 – mean: 12.5 max: 13.7 min: 11.4°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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