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 05:54 AM and sunset is at 09:15 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 31 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:25PM2.08m | 2:52AM1.99m | 3:08PM2.04m | 3:37AM1.94m | 3:54PM1.99m | 4:26AM1.90m | 4:46PM1.95m | 5:21AM1.87m | 5:45PM1.94m | 6:21AM1.86m | 6:48PM1.95m | 7:25AM1.90m | 7:53PM1.99m | 8:29AM1.97m | 8:56PM2.07m | 9:31AM2.07m | 9:59PM2.13m | 10:30AM2.18m | 10:59PM2.22m | 11:25AM2.28m | 11:55PM2.28m | 12:17PM2.35m | 00:47AM2.30m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.46m | 8:41PM0.44m | 8:59AM0.46m | 9:26PM0.43m | 9:44AM0.46m | 10:15PM0.42m | 10:35AM0.48m | 11:08PM0.42m | 11:31AM0.48m | 00:06AM0.41m | 12:33PM0.47m | 1:07AM0.40m | 1:38PM0.43m | 2:11AM0.37m | 2:42PM0.36m | 3:14AM0.32m | 3:44PM0.28m | 4:16AM0.28m | 4:43PM0.18m | 5:13AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.11m | 6:06AM0.16m | 6:31PM0.07m | 6:56AM0.14m | ||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 19 | W 17 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | |
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rain shwrs | clear | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | mod rain | light rain | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | mod rain | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | |
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6 | — | 11 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 18 | 11 | |
max°C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Moonrise | 9:25 | — | — | 10:34 | — | — | 11:43 | — | — | 12:52 | — | — | 2:04 | — | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 4:36 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 9:33 | — | — | 10:19 |
Moonset | — | — | — | 12:03 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 12:46 | — | — | 1:06 | — | — | 1:27 | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 2:21 | — | — | 3:00 | — | — | 3:50 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:16 |
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is 16.0° C (Statistics for 24 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.8 max: 17.6 min: 14.3°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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