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Hokitika Beach

West Coast, New Zealand

Hokitika Beach 5 photos

  • Hokitika Beach MRD

    Hokitika Beach MRD. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Breakers at Hokitika Beach

    Breakers at Hokitika Beach. Christoph Strässler from Oberdorf BL, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0. Source

  • Beach in Hokitika-2

    Beach in Hokitika-2. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain. Source

  • Hokitika Beach Sunset MRD

    Hokitika Beach Sunset MRD. Mike Dickison, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Hokitika - Hokitika8761

    Hokitika - Hokitika8761. lumoplank, CC0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 8 pm to sunset, sunset 8:08 pm
7 am
4.2
9 km/h5 mph wind, Fair
8 am
4.2
7 km/h4 mph wind, Fair
9 am
4.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
10 am
4.3
2 km/h1 mph wind, Fair
11 am
4.7
5 km/h3 mph wind, Fair
12 pm
4.8
9 km/h6 mph wind, Fair
1 pm
5.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Good
2 pm
5.3
11 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
3 pm
5.1
12 km/h7 mph wind, Fair
4 pm
4.7
12 km/h8 mph wind, Fair
5 pm
4.2
14 km/h9 mph wind, Fair
6 pm
3.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Hokitika Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
14°C58°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
2516 km/hmph
Waves
1.4 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
12%
Sunset
8:09 pm
Today
4.2Fair7 am95
4.2Fair8 am74
4.3Fair9 am53
4.3Fair10 am21
4.7Fair11 am53
4.8Fair12 pm96
5.5Good1 pm117
5.3Fair2 pm117
5.1Fair3 pm127
4.7Fair4 pm128
4.2Fair5 pm149
3.7Poor6 pm1811
3.6Poor7 pm1912
3.4PoorNow2012
Sat
4.9Fair7 am159
5.5Good8 am138
4.7Fair9 am138
4.2Fair10 am1811
4.2Fair11 am2113
4.9Fair12 pm2314
5.3Fair1 pm2113
5.3Fair2 pm2012
5.4Fair3 pm2113
5.4Fair4 pm2113
5.5Good5 pm2012
5.4Fair6 pm1811
5.8Good7 pm1811
5.8Good8 pm1610
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 9 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 3 am, -1.1 m. High at 10 am, 1.1 m. Low at 4 pm, -1.1 mHigh 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 3 am, -1.1 m3 ftHigh 10 am, 1.1 m4 ftLow 4 pm, -1.1 m3 ftNow2 am8 am2 pm8 pm
  • High 9 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 3 am, -1.1 m3 ft
  • High 10 am, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 4 pm, -1.1 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 39%
  • Mon1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 94%
  • Tue2.2 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 45 km/h28 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed2.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 92%
  • Thu0.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 33 km/h21 mph, rain 100%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Drinking water390 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town
3.2 km2 miHokitika (town)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miHokitika Airport (HKK)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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