Silversea Cruises · 16 nights
Silver Moon weather: 16-night cruise from Auckland, December 18, 2026
The Silver Moon (Silversea Cruises) leaves Auckland on December 18, 2026 for a 16-night cruise, with stops in Tauranga, Picton, Christchurch, Dunedin, Bluff, Fiordland National Park and 3 more. It ends in Melbourne on January 3, 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 1Fri, Dec 18 | Auckland Embark | 72 / 63°F22 / 17°C | 58% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 2Sat, Dec 19 | Tauranga | 74 / 61°F23 / 16°C | 42% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 3Sun, Dec 20 | At sea | 72 / 59°F22 / 15°C | 44% | 11 mph17 km/h | 2 ft (0.5 m)Slight; rougher days up to 3 ft |
| Day 4Mon, Dec 21 | Picton | 70 / 57°F21 / 14°C | 45% | 15 mph24 km/h | – |
| Day 5Tue, Dec 22 | Christchurch | 68 / 55°F20 / 13°C | 42% | 14 mph22 km/h | – |
| Day 6Wed, Dec 23 | Dunedin | 63 / 52°F17 / 11°C | 61% | 14 mph23 km/h | – |
| Day 7Thu, Dec 24 | Bluff | 61 / 51°F16 / 11°C | 63% | 16 mph26 km/h | – |
| Day 8Fri, Dec 25 | Fiordland National Park | 59 / 43°F15 / 6°C | 66% | 9 mph14 km/h | – |
| Day 9Sat, 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 10Sun, 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 11Mon, 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 12Tue, 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 13Wed, Dec 30 | Hobart | 71 / 52°F21 / 11°C | 25% | 11 mph18 km/h | – |
| Day 14Thu, Dec 31 | At sea | 71 / 55°F22 / 13°C | 28% | 9 mph14 km/h | 3 ft (1.0 m)Slight; rougher days up to 5 ft |
| Day 15Fri, Jan 1 | Eden | 74 / 62°F23 / 17°C | 53% | 12 mph20 km/h | – |
| Day 16Sat, Jan 2 | At sea | 77 / 62°F25 / 16°C | 41% | 10 mph15 km/h | 4 ft (1.2 m)Slight; rougher days up to 6 ft |
| Day 17Sun, Jan 3 | 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
- PictonWeather by month
- ChristchurchWeather by month
- DunedinWeather by month
- BluffWeather by month
- Fiordland National ParkWeather by month
- HobartWeather by month
- EdenWeather by month
- MelbourneWeather by month
- AucklandWeather by month
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