Kaikoura Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 05:43 AM and sunset is at 09:00 PM.

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm air temperatures (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 7–9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed night).									Days 10–12 Weather Summary Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 18			Thursday 19			Friday 20			Saturday 21			Sunday 22			Monday 23			Tuesday 24			Wednesday 25			Thursday 26			Friday 27			Saturday 28			Sunday 29
	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
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High Tide	7:34AM2.14m		8:04PM1.99m	8:24AM2.07m		8:56PM1.94m	9:16AM1.99m		9:48PM1.89m	10:07AM1.91m		10:38PM1.84m	11:00AM1.85m		11:27PM1.79m	11:51AM1.81m		00:16AM1.77m	12:39PM1.78m		1:04AM1.78m		1:25PM1.77m	1:52AM1.81m		2:11PM1.77m	2:39AM1.85m		2:58PM1.78m	3:25AM1.89m		3:45PM1.80m	4:10AM1.92m		4:31PM1.82m	4:55AM1.95m
Low Tide		1:57PM0.42m	2:11AM0.41m		2:48PM0.44m	3:02AM0.44m		3:37PM0.48m	3:51AM0.50m		4:27PM0.53m	4:40AM0.57m		5:18PM0.57m	5:30AM0.65m		6:08PM0.62m	6:22AM0.71m		6:55PM0.65m		7:16AM0.75m		7:38PM0.67m	8:09AM0.77m		8:20PM0.69m	8:59AM0.77m		9:02PM0.69m	9:45AM0.75m		9:46PM0.68m	10:28AM0.72m		10:34PM0.66m
Wave height (m) direction period (s)	SE 7	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 12	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	ENE 5	ENE 6	NE 7	ENE 6	SSW 4	S 7	S 7	S 6	SSE 6	ENE 5	NE 7	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 14	SSW 13	SSE 10	S 10

	clear	clear	light rain	mod rain	mod rain	light rain	mod rain	light rain	rain shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	light rain	light rain	clear	some clouds	rain shwrs	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	clear	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds
km/h	ENE	E	ESE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	NNE	ENE	NE	SW	S	E	SSW	E	ENE	ESE	ENE	NE	WSW	SE	S	SW	SW	S	WNW	NE	NE	W	S	ESE	NNE	ESE	NW	S
mm	—	—	1.0	7	7	3	7	4	1.0	—	—	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	—	—	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max°C	14	14	12	12	12	14	15	15	15	19	20	18	17	17	16	17	17	16	19	19	18	19	19	16	16	15	14	20	21	21	15	13	16	18	20	14
Moonrise	—	—	11:44	—	—	—	12:13	—	—	12:36	—	—	12:56	—	—	1:14	—	—	1:31	—	—	1:49	—	—	2:09	—	—	2:32	—	—	3:00	—	—	3:36	—	—
Moonset	7:56	—	—	9:09	—	—	10:19	—	—	11:25	—	—	12:28	—	—	1:30	—	—	2:31	—	—	—	3:33	—	—	4:36	—	—	5:42	—	—	6:48	—	—	7:54	—
	5:43	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:43	—	—	5:45	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:46	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:47	—	—	5:48	—	—	5:48	—	—
	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:00	—	—	9:01	—	—	9:01	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:02	—	—	9:04	—	—	9:04	—	—	9:04	—	—	9:04
	Today's sea temperature in Kaikoura is 16.7 °C (Statistics for 18 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.0 max: 15.5 min: 12.5°C)