Queenstown 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 07:22 AM and sunset is at 04:49 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Icy conditions (max 13°C on Sat night, min -1°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon afternoon). | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryA dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun afternoon, min -1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 3:45PM0.39m | 3:04AM0.20m | 4:29PM0.42m | 3:55AM0.19m | 5:08PM0.44m | 4:46AM0.18m | 5:47PM0.45m | 5:35AM0.18m | 6:26PM0.46m | 6:22AM0.19m | 7:10PM0.47m | 7:05AM0.20m | 7:50PM0.47m | 7:52AM0.22m | 8:33PM0.46m | 8:41AM0.25m | 9:18PM0.45m | 9:34AM0.27m | 10:03PM0.41m | 10:31AM0.30m | 10:50PM0.37m | 11:33AM0.34m | 11:38PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM-0.09m | 10:36PM0.07m | 9:06AM-0.10m | 11:31PM0.05m | 9:47AM-0.11m | 00:17AM0.03m | 10:30AM-0.11m | 1:00AM0.01m | 11:15AM-0.11m | 1:39AM-0.00m | 12:02PM-0.12m | 2:14AM-0.02m | 12:50PM-0.12m | 2:52AM-0.02m | 1:40PM-0.12m | 3:30AM-0.03m | 2:33PM-0.11m | 4:08AM-0.05m | 3:32PM-0.09m | 4:46AM-0.07m | 4:39PM-0.05m | 5:25AM-0.10m | 5:56PM-0.02m | 6:07AM-0.12m | ||||||||||||
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clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | mod rain | light rain | light rain | mod rain | light rain | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | light rain | |
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— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0 | |
max°C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Moonrise | 3:21 | — | — | 4:24 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:35 | — | — | 11:00 | — | — | 11:24 | — | — |
Moonset | 1:25 | — | — | 1:57 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 3:25 | — | — | 4:23 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 11:27 | — | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | 4:49 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Queenstown is 3.7 °C (Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 4.7 max: 7.5 min: 1.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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