Rakaia
just nowNothing rising upstream, no heavy rain in the catchment.
Along the river
alps to seaTravel times: Rakaia Fighting Hill → Rakaia Gorge 30 min (seeded from the Oct 2026 flood); Rakaia Gorge → Rakaia SH1 6 h (seeded from the Oct 2026 flood); Rakaia SH1 → Rakaia Fishing Res 3 h (seeded from the Oct 2026 flood).
Flow
m³/s, New Zealand timeRain in the catchment
mm · ECAN gauges, highest first| Gauge | 1 h | 24 h | Today | Yest. | 7 d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clough Memorial 975 m | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 244 |
JBNZ river guide
uplifting, class, launching and flows by sectionSections
Rakaia RiverExcluding the Hydra Waters above the sign, and Glenariffe Stream.
From the Jet Boating New Zealand Canterbury river information sheet of July 2024, transcribed by hand on 17 October 2026. Uplifting is whether the 5-knot limit is lifted for the section. JBNZ can update the sheet at any time; flo checked it 3.9 h ago. Open the PDF.
Tide at the mouth
Rakaia mouth and lagoon- high Sat 9:21 pm 2.0 m at Lyttelton
- low Sun 3:25 am 0.8 m at Lyttelton
- high Sun 9:43 am 2.2 m at Lyttelton
- low Sun 4:04 pm 0.8 m at Lyttelton
- high Sun 10:08 pm 2.0 m at Lyttelton
- low Mon 4:13 am 0.8 m at Lyttelton
- high Mon 10:30 am 2.2 m at Lyttelton
Last high seen at the gauge Sat 9:35 am (1.64 m, 13 h ago). Lyttelton less 75 min, measured at the gauge over 13 tides. Lagoon access depends on the mouth's state as much as the tide. Predictions: LINZ, Lyttelton, CC BY 4.0.
