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 09:00 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun night). | Days 5–7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 00:01AM2.33m | 12:25PM2.35m | 00:56AM2.32m | 1:18PM2.34m | 1:52AM2.26m | 2:12PM2.28m | 2:46AM2.17m | 3:05PM2.19m | 3:40AM2.06m | 4:00PM2.08m | 4:34AM1.95m | 4:57PM1.97m | 5:29AM1.85m | 5:56PM1.89m | 6:26AM1.80m | 6:55PM1.84m | 7:24AM1.78m | 7:52PM1.84m | 8:19AM1.81m | 8:43PM1.87m | 9:09AM1.87m | 9:31PM1.92m | 9:55AM1.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.03m | 6:14AM0.10m | 6:39PM0.04m | 7:07AM0.15m | 7:33PM0.10m | 8:00AM0.22m | 8:28PM0.19m | 8:53AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.31m | 9:46AM0.43m | 10:21PM0.42m | 10:41AM0.53m | 11:17PM0.52m | 11:39AM0.61m | 00:14AM0.60m | 12:38PM0.67m | 1:10AM0.65m | 1:37PM0.69m | 2:05AM0.66m | 2:32PM0.68m | 2:56AM0.66m | 3:22PM0.65m | 3:43AM0.63m | |||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 7 | W 11 | WSW 10 | |
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light rain | rain shwrs | light rain | mod rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | mod rain | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | some clouds | rain shwrs | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | light rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | |
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1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | |
max°C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Moonrise | — | 9:48 | — | — | 10:55 | — | — | 11:48 | — | — | — | 12:27 | — | — | 12:57 | — | — | 1:21 | — | — | 1:42 | — | — | 2:00 | — | — | 2:18 | — | — | 2:37 | — | — | 2:58 | — | — | 3:23 |
Moonset | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 11:15 | — | — | 12:25 | — | — | 1:31 | — | — | 2:36 | — | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:42 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:09 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is 16.3° C (Statistics for 05 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 14.8 max: 16.2 min: 13.1°C) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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