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 07:59 PM.
Days 1–4 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Cool air temperatures (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5–7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Cool air temperatures (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 8–10 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun morning). | Days 11–13 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 80mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue morning). | Days 14–17 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:56PM1.82m | 3:31AM1.73m | 3:46PM1.72m | 4:29AM1.64m | 4:49PM1.63m | 5:36AM1.59m | 6:03PM1.60m | 6:44AM1.59m | 7:13PM1.64m | 7:47AM1.65m | 8:13PM1.73m | 8:42AM1.75m | 9:01PM1.86m | 9:28AM1.88m | 9:44PM2.00m | 10:09AM2.01m | 10:23PM2.13m | 10:49AM2.13m | 11:02PM2.23m | 11:27AM2.22m | 11:43PM2.30m | 12:07PM2.28m | 00:26AM2.32m | 12:49PM2.29m | 1:13AM2.29m | 1:35PM2.25m | 2:05AM2.20m | 2:27PM2.17m | 3:04AM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.54m | 9:38AM0.60m | 10:09PM0.64m | 10:36AM0.68m | 11:17PM0.69m | 11:46AM0.72m | 00:30AM0.69m | 12:58PM0.69m | 1:35AM0.61m | 2:01PM0.60m | 2:30AM0.50m | 2:53PM0.48m | 3:16AM0.36m | 3:36PM0.35m | 3:57AM0.23m | 4:16PM0.24m | 4:36AM0.13m | 4:55PM0.14m | 5:16AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.08m | 5:56AM0.04m | 6:14PM0.06m | 6:38AM0.08m | 6:58PM0.09m | 7:25AM0.16m | 7:47PM0.16m | 8:15AM0.27m | 8:43PM0.27m | 9:13AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | W 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 18 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 |
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clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | cloudy | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | mod rain | heavy rain | heavy rain | mod rain | light rain | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | heavy rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — |
max °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Moonrise | — | — | 10:18 | — | — | 11:17 | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 1:26 | — | — | 2:33 | — | — | — | 3:39 | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 11:08 | — | — | — | 12:21 | — | — | 1:23 | — | — |
Moonset | — | — | 1:51 | — | — | 2:35 | — | — | 3:11 | — | — | 3:41 | — | — | 4:06 | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | 4:49 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 8:48 | — | — | 9:59 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 7:59 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is 14.1°C (Statistics for 16 Oct 1981-2005 – mean: 12.7 max: 14.0 min: 11.0°C) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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