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 09:12 PM.

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Cool air temperatures (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 8–10 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 11–13 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
31
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
11:36PM2.07m
11:53AM2.10m
00:14AM2.09m
12:30PM2.12m
00:52AM2.10m
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
Low Tide
5:26PM0.55m
5:47AM0.54m
6:03PM0.52m
6:25AM0.51m
6:40PM0.50m
7:01AM0.49m
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
Wave
height (m) 
direction
period (s) 
2
W
7
2.5
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
9
2.4
WSW
9
2.2
WSW
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
1.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
3.5
W
9
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
3
W
12
2.4
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
10
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
cloudy
mod rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod rain
mod rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
 km/h
35
WSW
15
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
ENE
5
N
15
W
0
NNW
30
WNW
35
WSW
5
SSW
30
NW
30
WNW
0
SSW
10
WNW
25
NNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
5
ESE
0
SSE
15
SW
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
 mm 
5
3
2
1
4
2
8
1
1
8
4
9
8
8
13
6
7
18
6
6
7
2
max°C
15
12
13
13
12
14
14
13
15
15
14
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
13
14
13
14
14
11
15
15
10
17
16
13
17
18
12
17
Moonrise
5:15
6:09
7:11
8:17
9:25
10:34
11:43
12:52
2:04
3:18
4:36
Moonset
8:52
9:45
10:30
11:08
11:38
12:03
12:25
12:46
1:06
1:27
1:51
2:21
Sunrise
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
5:56
5:58
5:58
6:00
Sunset
9:12
9:13
9:13
9:14
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
9:15
Today's sea temperature in Hokitika is
17.5° C
(Statistics for 19 Dec 1981-2005 – mean: 15.6 max: 17.4 min: 13.5°C)
Issued (local time): 6 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025
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