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

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tue
6
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
3:08PM2.04m
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
1:06PM2.36m
1:36AM2.27m
Low Tide
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
7:21PM0.08m
7:43AM0.16m
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
3
W
10
2.5
W
14
2.5
W
13
3
W
14
2.5
W
13
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
8
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
19
0.8
W
17
0.9
W
16
0.8
W
15
0.8
W
13
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.7
W
12
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
heavy rain
rain shwrs
 km/h
30
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
5
E
10
NE
10
NW
5
ESE
5
N
10
WNW
10
SE
5
SE
15
SW
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
0
S
5
S
15
W
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
E
5
N
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
5
ESE
5
SW
10
WNW
5
S
5
S
 mm 
11
15
7
10
4
2
4
1
1
1
13
1
max°C
16
14
14
14
12
15
15
13
17
17
15
21
21
16
18
20
14
19
19
17
17
18
16
19
19
17
19
19
18
19
19
17
21
20
16
19
Moonrise
11:43
12:52
2:04
3:18
4:36
5:58
7:19
8:32
9:33
10:19
10:54
Moonset
12:25
12:46
1:06
1:27
1:51
2:21
3:00
3:50
4:55
6:10
7:31
8:50
Sunrise
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
6:03
6:03
6:05
Sunset
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
9:16
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is
16.0° C
(Statistics for 25 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.9 max: 17.6 min: 14.3°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Thursday 25 Dec 2025
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