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 09:14 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Sat
3
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
1:07PM2.12m
1:31AM2.08m
1:45PM2.11m
2:11AM2.04m
2:25PM2.08m
2:52AM1.99m
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
Low Tide
7:18PM0.47m
7:39AM0.47m
7:58PM0.46m
8:18AM0.46m
8:41PM0.44m
8:59AM0.46m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
0.7
WSW
10
1.1
N
5
1.9
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2
W
10
3
W
9
3
WNW
9
2.4
W
10
3
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
13
2.3
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
W
12
1.9
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.2
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
12
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
WSW
15
W
5
SSE
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
40
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
E
15
E
15
NNE
15
SE
10
E
15
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
WSW
10
ESE
10
ENE
20
WSW
10
ESE
5
N
15
W
5
E
0
NNW
15
W
0
ENE
5
N
 mm 
1
21
4
3
4
19
4
9
8
8
7
5
10
7
2
1
1
max°C
13
16
17
17
14
16
16
14
15
15
14
13
14
11
14
14
12
16
17
13
17
17
14
17
17
15
17
17
15
16
16
15
17
18
15
17
Moonrise
8:17
9:25
10:34
11:43
12:52
2:04
3:18
4:36
5:58
7:19
8:32
Moonset
11:08
11:38
12:03
12:25
12:46
1:06
1:27
1:51
2:21
3:00
3:50
4:55
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:01
Sunset
9:14
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:16
9:16
9:16
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is
17.1° C
(Statistics for 22 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.7 max: 17.6 min: 13.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025
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