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 06:13 AM and sunset is at 06:15 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Cool air temperatures (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon morning, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:59AM4.36ft | 10:17PM4.23ft | 10:28AM4.1ft | 10:44PM4ft | 10:56AM3.81ft | 3:20PM2.82ft | 11:13PM3.74ft | 11:27AM3.45ft | 4:16PM2.82ft | 11:47PM3.41ft | 12:06PM3.02ft | 00:40AM3.08ft | 5:54PM3.05ft | 5:36AM3.28ft | 6:32PM3.28ft | 6:29PM3.58ft | 6:34PM3.97ft | 6:22AM4.46ft | 7:00PM4.36ft | 6:57AM4.89ft | 7:32PM4.76ft | 7:35AM5.18ft | 8:06PM5.02ft | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.56ft | 6:20AM0.89ft | 6:35PM0.98ft | 6:54AM1.21ft | 2:20PM2.79ft | 7:10PM1.38ft | 7:33AM1.54ft | 2:35PM2.69ft | 7:50PM1.74ft | 8:21AM1.84ft | 2:47PM2.66ft | 8:42PM2.07ft | 9:35AM2ft | 10:17PM2.23ft | 11:42AM1.74ft | 00:14AM1.9ft | 12:48PM1.05ft | 1:10AM1.38ft | 1:33PM0.33ft | 1:54AM0.82ft | 2:14PM-0.36ft | 2:35AM0.3ft | 2:55PM-0.89ft | 3:17AM-0.16ft | 3:36PM-1.18ft | 3:58AM-0.49ft | ||||||||||
ESE 6 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 5 | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | light rain | light rain | some clouds | heavy rain | light rain | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light rain | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 0.04 | — | — | — | — | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.04 | — | 0.4 | 0.04 | — | — | — | 0.04 | 0.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max°F | 43 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 52 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 52 | 54 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 45 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 54 | 57 | 50 |
Moonrise | — | — | 11:20 | — | — | — | 12:33 | — | — | 1:43 | — | — | 2:45 | — | — | 3:35 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:40 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
Moonset | 7:15 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 10:26 | — | — | 11:42 | — | — | 1:06 | — | — | 2:33 | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 46 °F (Statistics for 18 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 48 max: 51 min: 44°F) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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