Hokitika Sea Conditions table showing wave height, swell direction and period.
High and low tide times are also provided on the table along with the moon phase and forecast weather. Sunrise today is at 05:50 AM and sunset is at 09:01 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Mon night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:18PM2.34m | 1:52AM2.26m | 2:12PM2.28m | 2:46AM2.17m | 3:05PM2.19m | 3:40AM2.06m | 4:00PM2.08m | 4:34AM1.95m | 4:57PM1.97m | 5:29AM1.85m | 5:56PM1.89m | 6:26AM1.80m | 6:55PM1.84m | 7:24AM1.78m | 7:52PM1.84m | 8:19AM1.81m | 8:43PM1.87m | 9:09AM1.87m | 9:31PM1.92m | 9:55AM1.94m | 10:14PM1.97m | 10:36AM2.00m | 10:56PM2.03m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07AM0.15m | 7:33PM0.10m | 8:00AM0.22m | 8:28PM0.19m | 8:53AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:46AM0.43m | 10:21PM0.42m | 10:41AM0.53m | 11:17PM0.52m | 11:39AM0.61m | 00:14AM0.60m | 12:38PM0.67m | 1:10AM0.65m | 1:37PM0.69m | 2:05AM0.66m | 2:32PM0.68m | 2:56AM0.66m | 3:22PM0.65m | 3:43AM0.63m | 4:06PM0.62m | 4:27AM0.60m | 4:47PM0.58m | 5:09AM0.57m | ||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | |
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rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | risk tstorm | risk tstorm | light rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | |
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3 | 2 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 37 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
max°C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Moonrise | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 12:57 | — | — | 1:21 | — | — | 1:42 | — | — | 2:00 | — | — | 2:18 | — | — | 2:37 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | 3:23 | — | — | 3:53 | — | — |
Moonset | 7:23 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 11:15 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 1:31 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:10 |
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is 16.2° C (Statistics for 07 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.8 max: 16.7 min: 13.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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