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 05:07 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Cool air temperatures (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
1
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
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Wave Height Map
High Tide
4:57PM1.88m
5:23AM1.96m
5:59PM1.90m
6:26AM2.00m
7:02PM1.96m
7:29AM2.06m
8:03PM2.04m
8:29AM2.13m
9:01PM2.14m
9:28AM2.19m
9:57PM2.23m
10:25AM2.24m
10:50PM2.29m
11:19AM2.26m
11:40PM2.31m
12:10PM2.24m
00:29AM2.28m
12:58PM2.18m
1:15AM2.21m
1:43PM2.09m
2:00AM2.12m
2:27PM1.99m
2:45AM2.01m
Low Tide
11:08PM0.47m
11:43AM0.39m
00:11AM0.43m
12:45PM0.35m
1:14AM0.37m
1:47PM0.32m
2:16AM0.29m
2:47PM0.27m
3:15AM0.22m
3:44PM0.23m
4:10AM0.16m
4:38PM0.21m
5:03AM0.13m
5:30PM0.20m
5:54AM0.14m
6:19PM0.23m
6:43AM0.19m
7:05PM0.28m
7:31AM0.26m
7:49PM0.35m
8:17AM0.36m
8:34PM0.44m
9:04AM0.45m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2
W
14.0
2.5
WNW
8.0
3
W
11.0
3
W
10.0
2.5
W
10.0
2.1
WSW
10.0
1.7
WSW
10.0
1.3
WSW
9.0
1
W
13.0
0.9
WSW
12.0
1.8
W
7.0
3
WSW
10.0
2.5
WSW
10.0
1.9
WSW
9.0
1.4
WSW
14.0
1.2
WSW
14.0
1
W
13.0
0.8
WSW
13.0
1.1
W
12.0
2.5
NW
8.0
4
NW
11.0
3
NW
11.0
3
NW
10.0
3
W
10.0
3
W
11.0
2.3
W
12.0
2
W
14.0
1.9
W
14.0
1.9
W
14.0
1.8
W
14.0
1.8
W
14.0
1.7
W
14.0
1.6
W
14.0
1.4
W
14.0
1.2
W
13.0
1.3
W
13.0
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
 km/h
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
15
WSW
5
SW
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
N
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
30
NNE
15
WNW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
E
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
5
E
5
ESE
5
W
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
N
10
ESE
5
ESE
 mm 
7
12
4
3
2
2
2
1
11
19
2
3
2
5
max°C
12
12
12
12
10
11
13
10
8
8
10
10
11
9
10
10
9
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
12
10
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
12
11
9
Moonrise
12:17
1:30
2:46
4:05
5:27
6:48
8:02
9:03
9:50
10:26
10:54
11:16
11:36
Moonset
12:43
1:04
1:29
1:57
2:34
3:22
4:22
5:33
6:50
8:06
9:18
10:26
11:31
Sunrise
8:06
8:06
8:06
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
8:07
Sunset
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is 12.6 °C (Statistics for 19 Jun 1981-2005 – mean: 13.2 max: 14.8 min: 12.0°C)
Issued (local time): 5 pm Thursday 19 Jun 2025
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