Water temperature in Kaikoura in January

Is it warm enough to swim in Kaikoura in January? Average water temperature in Kaikoura in January is 16.4°C and therefore is not suitable for comfortable swimming. The warmest sea in Kaikoura in January is 19.8°C, and the coldest is 13.4°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 January 2025, 2024

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 January.

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Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
1 January	16.4°C	15.8°C	13.4°C	17.8°C
2 January	16.4°C	15.8°C	13.5°C	17.8°C
3 January	16.2°C	16.8°C	13.5°C	18°C
4 January	16.1°C	16.7°C	14.2°C	17.5°C
5 January	16.1°C	16.7°C	14.5°C	18.4°C
6 January	15.4°C	16.7°C	14.1°C	17.9°C
7 January	15.9°C	17°C	13.9°C	17.6°C
8 January	15.3°C	18°C	14.2°C	18°C
9 January	15.4°C	17.9°C	14.4°C	18.7°C
10 January	15.9°C	17.1°C	14.4°C	18.8°C
11 January	15.9°C	17.8°C	14.4°C	18.7°C
12 January	15.6°C	17.2°C	14.2°C	18.4°C
13 January	15.6°C	17.4°C	14.7°C	18.2°C
14 January	15.6°C	17.4°C	14.9°C	18.3°C
15 January	15.5°C	17.4°C	15°C	18.1°C

Day	2025	2024	Min	Max
16 January	15.8°C	16.9°C	15.1°C	17.6°C
17 January	15.9°C	16.8°C	14.4°C	17.8°C
18 January	16.1°C	17.4°C	14.7°C	17.7°C
19 January	16.2°C	17.3°C	14.8°C	18.2°C
20 January	16.6°C	18.2°C	15.1°C	18.2°C
21 January	16.9°C	18.1°C	15.1°C	18.1°C
22 January	16.1°C	18.3°C	15.2°C	18.3°C
23 January	16.3°C	17.9°C	15.1°C	18.8°C
24 January	16.4°C	17.7°C	15°C	19.6°C
25 January	17.2°C	17.5°C	14.9°C	19.4°C
26 January	16.5°C	16.7°C	14.8°C	19.1°C
27 January	16.7°C	17°C	14.8°C	19.4°C
28 January	16.7°C	16.7°C	15°C	19.5°C
29 January	17.7°C	16.3°C	14.9°C	19.6°C
30 January	16.8°C	16.5°C	14.9°C	19.8°C
31 January	16.7°C	16°C	15°C	19.2°C

Average water temperature in Kaikoura in January over a decade

2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
16.2°C	15.4°C	17.8°C	17.6°C	16.1°C

2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
16.4°C	17.7°C	16.8°C	17.1°C	16.2°C

Kaikoura sea state in January

Chart comparing the height of waves in Kaikoura in January 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 January. In addition, the maximum and minimum water temperatures for that month, recorded over the last decade, are shown

	Avr	Min	Max
Wellington	15.4°C	13.1°C	18.1°C
Waikuku	16.9°C	14°C	20.7°C
Picton	17.1°C	14.3°C	20°C
Cook Strait	15.8°C	13.5°C	18.7°C
Tahunanui	19.6°C	16.4°C	23.7°C
Marlborough Sounds	17°C	14.2°C	19.8°C
Mapua	19.6°C	16.4°C	23.7°C
Nelson	19.6°C	16.4°C	23.8°C
New Brighton	17.1°C	13.9°C	21°C
Rabbit Island	19.6°C	16.4°C	23.8°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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