Hokitika Sea Conditions and Tide Table

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 — and sunset is at 09:15 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wed
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
Wave Height Map
High Tide
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
1:06PM2.36m
1:36AM2.27m
1:54PM2.32m
2:22AM2.20m
Low Tide
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
7:21PM0.08m
7:43AM0.16m
8:09PM0.14m
8:29AM0.23m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.2
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
8
0.9
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.9
W
15
1.3
W
13
1.5
N
11
1.2
N
9
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
10
1.1
W
16
1
W
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
mod rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
cloudy
some clouds
cloudy
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
 km/h
10
NW
10
E
10
NNE
5
NW
10
ESE
5
NE
15
W
10
SE
5
E
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
10
ESE
0
N
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
20
WSW
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
5
SE
5
WNW
15
W
5
SSE
5
NNW
 mm 
8
2
2
1
4
3
2
2
1
2
max°C
14
12
14
15
13
17
17
15
22
22
16
20
19
13
17
17
16
16
17
15
17
17
16
19
19
16
18
18
16
18
18
16
18
18
16
17
Moonrise
12:52
2:04
3:18
4:36
5:58
7:19
8:32
9:33
10:19
10:54
11:21
Moonset
12:46
1:06
1:27
1:51
2:21
3:00
3:50
4:55
6:10
7:31
8:50
10:05
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:05
6:05
Sunset
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is
16.0° C
(Statistics for 26 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 16.1 max: 17.6 min: 14.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 26 Dec 2025
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