NEW ZEALAND · CHRISTCHURCH
TODAY · 05:00

Christchurch fishing forecast

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Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Wind 9 m/s SW.

BITE
30/100
SWELL
WATER
9.3°C
WIND
9 m/s

Christchurch (New Zealand) is rated WAIT · 30/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Fri, 7 Aug at 68/100. In season now: Blue cod, Hapuku, Trumpeter, Groper, Cod.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 78/10017:00–20:00 · 80/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Christchurch: Fri, 7 Aug at 68/100.

TUE · TODAY
4
WAIT 30 · 05:00
WED
5
HOLD 58
THU
6
HOLD 65
FRI
7
HOLD 68
SAT
8
HOLD 65
SUN
9
HOLD 65
MON
10
HOLD 55
Per-day detail
Tue, 4 Aug · WAIT
30 /100
Wind 9m/s SW · Swell — · Water 9.3°C · Rain 100%
Wed, 5 Aug · HOLD
58 /100
Wind 5m/s WSW · Swell — · Water 9.1°C · Rain 45%
Thu, 6 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 3m/s ENE · Swell — · Water 9.0°C · Rain 0%
Fri, 7 Aug · HOLD
68 /100
Wind 3m/s ENE · Swell — · Water 9.0°C · Rain 18%
Sat, 8 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 2m/s SW · Swell — · Water 9.1°C · Rain 16%
Sun, 9 Aug · HOLD
65 /100
Wind 2m/s SW · Swell — · Water 9.2°C · Rain 16%
Mon, 10 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s ENE · Swell — · Water 9.2°C · Rain 15%

TIDES — NEW BRIGHTON PIER

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the New Brighton Pier tide station, 8.5 km away — high reliability.

Tue, 4 Aug

Low
02:12
0.47m
High
08:24
2.02m
Low
14:36
0.41m
High
20:54
2.07m

Wed, 5 Aug

Low
03:06
0.45m
High
09:18
2.02m
Low
15:30
0.40m
High
21:48
2.09m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Christchurch () waters for August. Verify current DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

Blue codHapukuTrumpeterGroperCod
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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