Water temperature in Kaikoura in December

Is it warm enough to swim in Kaikoura in December? Average water temperature in Kaikoura in December is 15.2°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Kaikoura in December is 18.4°C, and the coldest is 12.6°C. To find out the sea temperature today and in the coming days, go to Current sea temperature in Kaikoura

Changes water temperature in Kaikoura in December 2024, 2023

To get an accurate forecast for the water temperature in Kaikoura for any chosen month, compare two years within a 10 year range using the chart below. In addition to the sea water temperature in Kaikoura, the selected years in the table also show the values of the maximum and minimum temperatures on each of the days of December.

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Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
1 December	14.5°C	14.1°C	12.8°C	16.6°C
2 December	15.1°C	14.1°C	13°C	17.3°C
3 December	16.1°C	14.1°C	12.8°C	17.1°C
4 December	16.8°C	13.9°C	13.2°C	17.3°C
5 December	16.8°C	14.1°C	13.3°C	17.5°C
6 December	16.4°C	14.4°C	13.3°C	17.6°C
7 December	16.2°C	14.4°C	13.2°C	17.6°C
8 December	15.7°C	14.5°C	13.2°C	18.2°C
9 December	15.5°C	14.4°C	13.6°C	18°C
10 December	15.8°C	14.8°C	13.5°C	18.1°C
11 December	15.9°C	14.6°C	13.5°C	18.4°C
12 December	16.5°C	14.5°C	13.6°C	18.1°C
13 December	16.6°C	14.4°C	13.3°C	18°C
14 December	17.1°C	14.4°C	13.6°C	17.7°C
15 December	16.9°C	14.5°C	13.6°C	17.7°C

Day	2024	2023	Min	Max
16 December	16.9°C	14.8°C	13.9°C	17.8°C
17 December	16.3°C	14.6°C	14.1°C	17.6°C
18 December	16.2°C	14.8°C	13.8°C	17.2°C
19 December	16°C	15.2°C	14.1°C	16.7°C
20 December	16.1°C	16°C	14.2°C	17.2°C
21 December	15.7°C	15.7°C	13.7°C	17.2°C
22 December	16.7°C	15.7°C	14°C	17.4°C
23 December	16.5°C	15.9°C	14.1°C	17.1°C
24 December	16.6°C	16.2°C	14.1°C	16.9°C
25 December	16.5°C	16.7°C	14.2°C	16.7°C
26 December	16.4°C	16.3°C	14.4°C	17.1°C
27 December	16.5°C	16.4°C	14.3°C	17°C
28 December	16°C	16.8°C	14°C	16.9°C
29 December	16.9°C	16.2°C	12.6°C	16.9°C
30 December	16.7°C	16.6°C	12.8°C	16.7°C
31 December	16.5°C	16.4°C	13.2°C	17°C

Average water temperature in Kaikoura in December over a decade

2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
14.5°C	14.6°C	17.1°C	15.5°C	15°C

2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
15.1°C	16°C	15.5°C	15.1°C	16.3°C

Kaikoura sea state in December

Chart comparing the height of waves in Kaikoura in December over the past years. The red line indicates the height of the waves when swimming in the sea is prohibited. To view the current sea conditions, click on the graph.

Kaikoura water temperature during other months:

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Temperature in neighboring cities

The nearest locations with the average water temperature in December. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Wellington	14.3°C	12.4°C	16.5°C
Waikuku	15.7°C	13.4°C	18.6°C
Picton	16°C	14°C	18.5°C
Cook Strait	15°C	12.7°C	17.5°C
Tahunanui	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.7°C
Marlborough Sounds	15.9°C	14°C	18.4°C
Mapua	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.6°C
Nelson	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.7°C
New Brighton	15.9°C	13.4°C	19.2°C
Rabbit Island	18.2°C	15.4°C	21.5°C

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Our report for Kaikoura is compiled using satellite data together with in-situ observations to get the most reliable daily data of sea surface temperatures, surf forecasts, current temperatures and weather forecasts.

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