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Sea level at Christchurch

Latest at 6:15am on 5 January

Height
0.75m
Trend
Falling

Height in metres over the last 5 days

0.03m 4:15pm, 31 Dec-0.04m 6:00pm, 31 Dec0.41m 7:45pm, 31 Dec0.71m 10:30pm, 31 Dec0.49m 12:15am, 1 Jan0.50m 2:00am, 1 Jan0.10m 4:00am, 1 Jan-0.02m 5:45am, 1 Jan0.74m 7:45am, 1 Jan1.13m 10:15am, 1 Jan0.92m 1:15pm, 1 Jan0.18m 4:15pm, 1 Jan0.01m 6:15pm, 1 Jan0.55m 8:00pm, 1 Jan0.94m 10:15pm, 1 Jan0.87m 12:45am, 2 Jan1.11m 2:00am, 2 Jan1.03m 2:45am, 2 Jan0.24m 5:00am, 2 Jan0.06m 6:30am, 2 Jan0.79m 8:15am, 2 Jan0.97m 10:45am, 2 Jan0.66m 1:15pm, 2 Jan0.75m 2:45pm, 2 Jan0.23m 4:45pm, 2 Jan0.05m 7:15pm, 2 Jan0.45m 8:45pm, 2 Jan0.74m 10:45pm, 2 Jan0.63m 1:30am, 3 Jan0.88m 2:45am, 3 Jan0.30m 5:15am, 3 Jan0.13m 6:45am, 3 Jan0.11m 7:30am, 3 Jan0.67m 9:00am, 3 Jan0.91m 11:45am, 3 Jan0.64m 1:45pm, 3 Jan0.80m 3:30pm, 3 Jan0.26m 5:30pm, 3 Jan0.06m 7:45pm, 3 Jan0.57m 9:30pm, 3 Jan0.80m 11:15pm, 3 Jan0.71m 2:00am, 4 Jan0.95m 3:30am, 4 Jan0.86m 4:15am, 4 Jan0.23m 6:15am, 4 Jan0.05m 7:45am, 4 Jan0.71m 9:45am, 4 Jan0.96m 11:30am, 4 Jan0.91m 1:15pm, 4 Jan0.70m 2:30pm, 4 Jan0.75m 4:00pm, 4 Jan0.24m 6:15pm, 4 Jan0.07m 8:00pm, 4 Jan0.17m 8:45pm, 4 Jan0.76m 10:00pm, 4 Jan1.00m 12:00am, 5 Jan0.98m 2:45am, 5 Jan1.24m 4:30am, 5 Jan0.75m 6:15am, 5 Jan

We take measurements more often as the risk of flooding increases.

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How levels here could affect nearby areas

1.99m
Water reaches the highest level recorded at this measuring station
0.75m
Latest level

Flooding might not happen again at the same historical levels. This may be because flood management schemes are now in place.

How we measure river, sea and groundwater levels