Azamara · 16 nights
Azamara Pursuit weather: 16-night cruise from Auckland, December 19, 2026
The Azamara Pursuit (Azamara) leaves Auckland on December 19, 2026 for a 16-night cruise, with stops in Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Fiordland National Park and 3 more. It ends in Melbourne on January 4, 2027. Typical afternoon highs along the route run from 59°F to 80°F (15°C to 27°C), and 7 days are at sea, where seas are typically slight (around 4 ft).
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This page shows typical conditions for these dates. The interactive forecast adds a live day-by-day forecast, wave heights and weather alerts as the sailing gets closer.
Day-by-day itinerary and typical weather
| Day | Port | High / low | Rain days | Wind | Typical seas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1Sat, Dec 19 | Auckland Embark | 72 / 63°F22 / 17°C | 58% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 2Sun, Dec 20 | Tauranga | 74 / 61°F23 / 16°C | 42% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 3Mon, Dec 21 | Napier | 74 / 61°F23 / 16°C | 45% | 13 mph21 km/h | – |
| Day 4Tue, Dec 22 | Wellington | 66 / 58°F19 / 15°C | 36% | 22 mph35 km/h | – |
| Day 5Wed, Dec 23 | Christchurch | 68 / 55°F20 / 13°C | 42% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 6Thu, Dec 24 | Dunedin | 63 / 52°F17 / 11°C | 61% | 14 mph23 km/h | – |
| Day 7Fri, Dec 25 | Fiordland National Park | 59 / 43°F15 / 6°C | 66% | 9 mph14 km/h | – |
| Day 8Sat, Dec 26 | At sea | 65 / 48°F18 / 9°C | 46% | 7 mph12 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 9Sun, Dec 27 | At sea | 65 / 48°F18 / 9°C | 46% | 7 mph12 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 10Mon, Dec 28 | At sea | 65 / 48°F18 / 9°C | 46% | 7 mph12 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 11Tue, Dec 29 | At sea | 65 / 48°F18 / 9°C | 46% | 7 mph12 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 12Wed, Dec 30 | Hobart | 71 / 52°F21 / 11°C | 25% | 11 mph18 km/h | – |
| Day 13Thu, Dec 31 | At sea | 74 / 58°F23 / 14°C | 30% | 10 mph15 km/h | 3 ft (1.0 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft |
| Day 14Fri, Jan 1 | At sea | 75 / 61°F24 / 16°C | 48% | 9 mph14 km/h | 3 ft (0.9 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft |
| Day 15Sat, Jan 2 | Sydney (New South Wales, Australia) | 78 / 67°F26 / 19°C | 55% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 16Sun, Jan 3 | At sea | 79 / 64°F26 / 18°C | 42% | 10 mph16 km/h | 4 ft (1.1 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 17Mon, Jan 4 | Melbourne Disembark | 80 / 61°F27 / 16°C | 28% | 13 mph21 km/h | – |
Seas are significant wave height, the average of the highest third of waves, on the Douglas sea state scale. What that means on board.
Ports on this cruise
- TaurangaWeather by month
- NapierWeather by month
- WellingtonWeather by month
- ChristchurchWeather by month
- DunedinWeather by month
- Fiordland National ParkWeather by month
- HobartWeather by month
- Sydney (New South Wales, Australia)Weather by month
- MelbourneWeather by month
- AucklandWeather by month
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