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 07:30 AM and sunset is at 07:42 PM.

Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm air temperatures (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
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
7:12PM7.09ft
Low Tide
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
1:03PM-0.13ft
1:35AM-0.03ft
Wave
height (ft) 
direction
period (s) 
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 mph
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
15
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
 in 
0.08
0.04
0.04
max°F
59
59
55
59
59
57
68
68
61
70
75
57
55
57
55
59
59
57
63
66
61
54
55
54
57
57
55
57
57
52
57
59
54
57
57
55
Moonrise
9:59
10:39
11:30
12:32
1:42
2:58
4:16
5:35
6:55
8:17
9:40
Moonset
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
7:42
7:40
7:38
7:37
7:35
7:32
7:31
7:30
7:28
7:25
7:23
7:22
Today's sea temperature in Christchurch is 65 °F (Statistics for 20 Mar 1981-2005 – mean: 57 max: 59 min: 53°F)
Issued (local time): 6 am Thursday 20 Mar 2025
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