Sea weather in Picton in New Zealand All the beach weather in Picton

All the essential weather information for enjoying the beach in Picton in New Zealand, for swimming, tanning or water sports! Our sea weather data is reliable, easy to read and updated every day.

Weather: When should you go to the beach in Picton over the next 7 days?

Discover the best moment to go to the beach in Picton in New Zealand this week to enjoy the best weather and calmest sea possible. Our opinion is based on reliable sea weather forecasts in Picton. You can see full forecasts by clicking on the day you want to see in the table below.

Date Outside temp. Our opinion
Monday 15 December 202559°F to 67°Fnot recommended
Tuesday 16 December 202556°F to 63°Fnot recommended
Wednesday 17 December 202552°F to 59°Fdiscouraged
Thursday 18 December 202554°F to 61°Fdiscouraged
Friday 19 December 202558°F to 65°Fnot recommended
Saturday 20 December 202552°F to 56°Fdiscouraged
Sunday 21 December 202550°F to 61°Fdiscouraged

Sea Weather: Your daily and hourly sea weather in Picton

Sea weather on Monday 15 December 2025

On Monday 15 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:45 and will set at 20:53 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 67°F t and a low of 59°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 29.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 30.5mph). Wave height will be up to 4.3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%80%76%67%67%69%72%77%
Barometric pressure1018 hPa1018 hPa1017 hPa1017 hPa1015 hPa1013 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa
Cloud cover30%1%12%72%77%11%4%16%
Heat index15°C (59°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Dew point12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (54°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (54°F)11°C (52°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed25km/h (16mph)29km/h (18mph)33km/h (21mph)40km/h (25mph)43km/h (27mph)48km/h (30mph)42km/h (26mph)41km/h (26mph)
Gusts28km/h (17mph)32km/h (20mph)35km/h (22mph)47km/h (29mph)49km/h (31mph)49km/h (31mph)49km/h (30mph)46km/h (29mph)
Direction 331°
NNW
327°
NNW
327°
NNW
324°
NW
332°
NNW
329°
NNW
334°
NNW
328°
NNW
Wind chill13°C (56°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (65°F)18°C (64°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (63°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.4ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.8m (2.7ft)0.9m (3.0ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.3m (4.2ft)1.2m (4.0ft)1.1m (3.5ft)
Direction 352°
N
348°
NNW
342°
NNW
350°
N

N

N
358°
N
352°
N
Period8.3 sec.8.3 sec.8.2 sec.8.2 sec.8.3 sec.8.4 sec.8.7 sec.11.0 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)1.1m (3.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)1.7m (5.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)

Sea weather on Tuesday 16 December 2025

On Tuesday 16 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:45 and will set at 20:54 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 63°F t and a low of 56°F. Precipitation is in the forecast (0.2in throughout the day): choose the right time to go to the beach and dodge the raindrops. Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 29.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 31.7mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)12°C (54°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0.1in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%84%89%88%80%65%61%58%
Barometric pressure1010 hPa1007 hPa1006 hPa1005 hPa1004 hPa1003 hPa1003 hPa1005 hPa
Cloud cover75%89%98%78%61%15%19%0%
Heat index17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)
Dew point14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)15°C (59°F)15°C (59°F)12°C (54°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (48°F)6°C (43°F)
Wind
Speed41km/h (25mph)42km/h (26mph)48km/h (30mph)36km/h (22mph)33km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)32km/h (20mph)36km/h (23mph)
Gusts42km/h (26mph)47km/h (29mph)50km/h (31mph)38km/h (24mph)51km/h (32mph)35km/h (22mph)34km/h (21mph)38km/h (24mph)
Direction 334°
NNW
345°
NNW
350°
N
344°
NNW
333°
NNW
336°
NNW
313°
NW
296°
WNW
Wind chill17°C (63°F)17°C (63°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)17°C (62°F)16°C (61°F)12°C (54°F)
Waves
Height1.1m (3.6ft)1.3m (4.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.7m (5.5ft)1.0m (3.2ft)0.9m (3.1ft)0.7m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.2ft)
Direction 340°
NNW
353°
N
354°
N
12°
NNE
14°
NNE

N

N
132°
SE
Period10.9 sec.10.6 sec.10.4 sec.10.3 sec.6.8 sec.10.6 sec.5.8 sec.4.1 sec.
Significant height1.5m (4.9ft)1.8m (5.9ft)1.9m (6.2ft)2.3m (7.5ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)

Sea weather on Wednesday 17 December 2025

On Wednesday 17 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:46 and will set at 20:54 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 59°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 22.4mph km/h (with gusts up to 32.9mph). Wave height will be up to 6.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Perceived temperature10°C (50°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity61%73%71%64%58%64%67%70%
Barometric pressure1005 hPa1007 hPa1009 hPa1011 hPa1012 hPa1012 hPa1013 hPa1015 hPa
Cloud cover86%45%31%76%46%71%16%23%
Heat index13°C (55°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (55°F)14°C (57°F)14°C (58°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (55°F)
Dew point5°C (42°F)7°C (45°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)6°C (43°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (45°F)8°C (46°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (19mph)4km/h (3mph)11km/h (7mph)13km/h (8mph)11km/h (7mph)36km/h (23mph)28km/h (17mph)19km/h (12mph)
Gusts45km/h (28mph)6km/h (4mph)15km/h (9mph)17km/h (11mph)15km/h (9mph)53km/h (33mph)44km/h (27mph)29km/h (18mph)
Direction 288°
WNW
51°
NE
286°
WNW
156°
SSE
147°
SSE
158°
SSE
164°
SSE
162°
SSE
Wind chill10°C (50°F)12°C (53°F)10°C (51°F)12°C (53°F)13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)11°C (52°F)
Waves
Height0.7m (2.2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.4m (4.5ft)1.8m (6.0ft)2.0m (6.4ft)1.5m (5.0ft)1.3m (4.2ft)
Direction 132°
SE
132°
SE
178°
S
180°
S
175°
S
176°
S
178°
S
175°
S
Period10.8 sec.10.6 sec.6.7 sec.7.1 sec.15.9 sec.15.8 sec.7.3 sec.7.3 sec.
Significant height1.0m (3.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.4m (1.3ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.2m (0.7ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Thursday 18 December 2025

On Thursday 18 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:46 and will set at 20:55 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 54°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 29.2mph). Wave height will be up to 3.9ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (52°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity73%76%75%69%71%68%74%84%
Barometric pressure1015 hPa1013 hPa1014 hPa1013 hPa1011 hPa1009 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa
Cloud cover63%100%89%51%30%60%47%47%
Heat index13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)15°C (58°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)
Dew point8°C (47°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)11°C (51°F)12°C (54°F)
Wind
Speed16km/h (10mph)9km/h (5mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (10mph)26km/h (16mph)31km/h (19mph)30km/h (18mph)27km/h (17mph)
Gusts23km/h (14mph)13km/h (8mph)20km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)38km/h (24mph)47km/h (29mph)47km/h (29mph)44km/h (27mph)
Direction 197°
SSW
306°
NW
337°
NNW
344°
NNW

N
12°
NNE
13°
NNE

N
Wind chill11°C (52°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)14°C (57°F)16°C (60°F)16°C (61°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (59°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (4.0ft)1.2m (3.8ft)1.1m (3.7ft)1.0m (3.4ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.1ft)
Direction 170°
S
167°
SSE
164°
SSE
162°
SSE
159°
SSE
157°
SSE
155°
SSE
157°
SSE
Period7.4 sec.7.6 sec.7.6 sec.7.5 sec.7.4 sec.7.2 sec.7.2 sec.7.1 sec.
Significant height0.1m (0.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.2m (0.7ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)

Sea weather on Friday 19 December 2025

On Friday 19 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:46 and will set at 20:56 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 65°F t and a low of 58°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! Be careful, the sea will be generally rough with a wind speed of up to 26.1mph km/h (with gusts up to 27.3mph). Wave height will be up to 3ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Perceived temperature13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity78%74%69%60%56%65%75%77%
Barometric pressure1005 hPa1003 hPa1004 hPa1003 hPa1002 hPa999 hPa998 hPa998 hPa
Cloud cover10%2%97%13%70%81%36%72%
Heat index14°C (58°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Dew point10°C (51°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)9°C (49°F)9°C (48°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (55°F)
Wind
Speed17km/h (11mph)19km/h (12mph)21km/h (13mph)22km/h (14mph)34km/h (21mph)42km/h (26mph)40km/h (25mph)31km/h (19mph)
Gusts34km/h (21mph)21km/h (13mph)37km/h (23mph)34km/h (21mph)37km/h (23mph)44km/h (27mph)41km/h (26mph)36km/h (22mph)
Direction 313°
NW
291°
WNW
296°
WNW
307°
NW
312°
NW
319°
NW
329°
NNW
321°
NW
Wind chill13°C (55°F)12°C (54°F)13°C (56°F)17°C (63°F)18°C (64°F)18°C (64°F)17°C (62°F)17°C (62°F)
Waves
Height0.9m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.5ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.7m (2.2ft)0.9m (2.8ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.2ft)
Direction 155°
SSE
143°
SE
147°
SSE
147°
SSE
149°
SSE
132°
SE
132°
SE
132°
SE
Period6.6 sec.7.9 sec.7.6 sec.7.4 sec.7.0 sec.6.7 sec.6.5 sec.9.6 sec.
Significant height0.8m (2.6ft)0.8m (2.6ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)1.4m (4.6ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.8m (2.6ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)13°C (56°F)

Sea weather on Saturday 20 December 2025

On Saturday 20 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:47 and will set at 20:56 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 56°F t and a low of 52°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 19.3mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.7mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Perceived temperature11°C (51°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)12°C (53°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity80%81%78%75%73%76%73%74%
Barometric pressure1000 hPa1002 hPa1004 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1006 hPa1007 hPa
Cloud cover24%90%89%81%100%76%54%8%
Heat index13°C (56°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (52°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)11°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)12°C (53°F)
Dew point10°C (50°F)8°C (47°F)8°C (46°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)7°C (44°F)7°C (45°F)
Wind
Speed30km/h (18mph)31km/h (19mph)18km/h (11mph)14km/h (9mph)15km/h (10mph)17km/h (11mph)12km/h (7mph)3km/h (2mph)
Gusts43km/h (27mph)42km/h (26mph)24km/h (15mph)18km/h (11mph)21km/h (13mph)24km/h (15mph)17km/h (11mph)4km/h (2mph)
Direction 167°
SSE
158°
SSE
153°
SSE
135°
SE
119°
ESE
136°
SE
113°
ESE
188°
S
Wind chill11°C (51°F)8°C (47°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (50°F)9°C (49°F)10°C (50°F)12°C (53°F)
Waves
Height0.8m (2.5ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.7m (5.7ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.3m (4.4ft)1.2m (4.1ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.5ft)
Direction 134°
SE
177°
S
180°
S
178°
S
178°
S
170°
S
175°
S
169°
S
Period9.3 sec.6.1 sec.7.9 sec.7.8 sec.7.7 sec.7.8 sec.9.7 sec.9.6 sec.
Significant height0.9m (3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)0.2m (0.7ft)0.6m (2ft)0.5m (1.6ft)0.3m (1ft)1.3m (4.3ft)0.7m (2.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)

Sea weather on Sunday 21 December 2025

On Sunday 21 December 2025, the sun will rise at 05:47 and will set at 20:57 on the beach(es) of Picton. The outside temperature will be a high of 61°F t and a low of 50°F. There will be little to no precipitation today, so unless you go swimming, you can enjoy the beach and stay dry! The sea will be generally calm, with a wind speed of up to 16.8mph km/h (with gusts up to 26.1mph). Wave height will be up to 5.6ft today.

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Weather
Sky condition
Outside temperature11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)
Perceived temperature9°C (48°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (47°F)14°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (57°F)
Precipitation0in0in0in0in0in0in0in0in
Humidity81%73%68%52%57%63%64%77%
Barometric pressure1006 hPa1006 hPa1008 hPa1009 hPa1008 hPa1006 hPa1005 hPa1006 hPa
Cloud cover20%3%2%3%19%16%26%6%
Heat index11°C (51°F)10°C (50°F)10°C (51°F)14°C (56°F)14°C (57°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (58°F)
Dew point7°C (45°F)5°C (42°F)5°C (40°F)4°C (39°F)5°C (42°F)8°C (47°F)10°C (49°F)10°C (51°F)
Wind
Speed12km/h (7mph)15km/h (9mph)13km/h (8mph)1km/h (1mph)18km/h (11mph)27km/h (17mph)18km/h (11mph)11km/h (7mph)
Gusts19km/h (12mph)25km/h (15mph)20km/h (13mph)2km/h (1mph)26km/h (16mph)42km/h (26mph)33km/h (20mph)19km/h (12mph)
Direction 268°
W
269°
W
252°
WSW

N
60°
ENE
31°
NNE
357°
N
225°
SW
Wind chill9°C (48°F)8°C (46°F)9°C (47°F)14°C (56°F)12°C (54°F)15°C (59°F)16°C (61°F)14°C (57°F)
Waves
Height1.2m (3.9ft)1.1m (3.5ft)1.0m (3.2ft)1.1m (3.8ft)1.7m (5.4ft)1.6m (5.2ft)1.5m (4.9ft)1.4m (4.8ft)
Direction 168°
SSE
168°
SSE
167°
SSE
166°
SSE
172°
S
171°
S
171°
S
173°
S
Period7.8 sec.7.8 sec.7.8 sec.9.4 sec.13.4 sec.13.4 sec.9.9 sec.8.2 sec.
Significant height0.3m (1ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.0m (3.3ft)1.2m (3.9ft)1.0m (3.3ft)0.9m (3ft)0.4m (1.3ft)
Sea water temperature
Water temperature15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)15°C (60°F)

Sea weather chart over the next 7 days

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