Christchurch Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 — and sunset is at 07:44 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Fri morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Mon
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
9:40PM5.58ft
10:02AM5.28ft
10:29PM5.51ft
10:52AM5.18ft
11:19PM5.48ft
11:41AM5.12ft
00:08AM5.51ft
12:29PM5.15ft
00:56AM5.64ft
1:16PM5.28ft
1:43AM5.84ft
2:03PM5.51ft
2:30AM6.1ft
2:50PM5.77ft
3:18AM6.37ft
3:39PM6.1ft
4:07AM6.63ft
4:30PM6.46ft
4:57AM6.82ft
5:22PM6.76ft
5:49AM6.92ft
6:16PM6.99ft
6:42AM6.89ft
Low Tide
3:28PM1.44ft
3:57AM1.57ft
4:13PM1.57ft
4:45AM1.67ft
4:59PM1.64ft
5:32AM1.71ft
5:46PM1.64ft
6:20AM1.67ft
6:32PM1.51ft
7:07AM1.54ft
7:19PM1.31ft
7:54AM1.31ft
8:07PM1.02ft
8:43AM1.02ft
8:58PM0.69ft
9:32AM0.72ft
9:50PM0.39ft
10:22AM0.39ft
10:44PM0.13ft
11:14AM0.13ft
11:39PM-0.03ft
12:08PM-0.03ft
00:37AM-0.07ft
Wave
height (ft) 
direction
period (s) 
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
 mph
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
E
5
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
E
15
NE
5
WSW
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
 in 
0.08
0.08
0.04
max°F
59
57
59
59
55
59
59
57
68
66
61
70
70
57
55
55
55
59
61
57
59
59
57
66
66
59
72
72
55
52
52
54
59
61
57
54
Moonrise
9:27
9:59
10:39
11:30
12:32
1:42
2:58
4:16
5:35
6:55
8:17
9:40
Moonset
12:14
1:19
2:23
3:22
4:14
4:57
5:32
6:01
6:25
6:48
7:09
7:32
7:58
Sunrise
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:35
7:35
7:37
7:37
7:39
7:41
7:41
7:43
Sunset
7:44
7:42
7:40
7:38
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 65 °F (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 57 max: 59 min: 53°F)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Wednesday 19 Mar 2025
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