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 06:05 AM and sunset is at 08:34 PM.
Days 1–3 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | Days 4–6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 7–9 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | Days 10–12 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Mon 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:40PM1.87m | 7:14AM1.81m | 7:43PM1.88m | 8:12AM1.82m | 8:37PM1.91m | 9:02AM1.87m | 9:23PM1.96m | 9:46AM1.94m | 10:04PM2.00m | 10:25AM2.01m | 10:41PM2.05m | 11:00AM2.06m | 11:17PM2.08m | 11:34AM2.09m | 11:53PM2.09m | 12:08PM2.10m | 00:28AM2.08m | 12:43PM2.09m | 1:05AM2.04m | 1:18PM2.05m | 1:43AM1.99m | 1:58PM2.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:22PM0.64m | 1:00AM0.59m | 1:26PM0.64m | 1:59AM0.58m | 2:24PM0.61m | 2:50AM0.55m | 3:13PM0.56m | 3:35AM0.52m | 3:56PM0.51m | 4:15AM0.48m | 4:34PM0.47m | 4:52AM0.45m | 5:10PM0.44m | 5:28AM0.44m | 5:44PM0.43m | 6:03AM0.44m | 6:18PM0.44m | 6:38AM0.46m | 6:52PM0.46m | 7:14AM0.48m | 7:29PM0.48m | 7:52AM0.51m | |||||||||||||
W 12 | W 7 | W 9 | W 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | |
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cloudy | light rain | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | mod rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | heavy rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | cloudy | |
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— | 3 | — | — | 1 | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | |
max°C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 |
Moonrise | 2:56 | — | — | 3:18 | — | — | 3:37 | — | — | 3:55 | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | 4:32 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
Moonset | 1:29 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 3:41 | — | — | 4:44 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | 10:58 | — | — | 11:49 | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — |
 | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 |
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is 14.2° C (Statistics for 13 Nov 1981-2005 – mean: 13.8 max: 15.1 min: 12.5°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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