Hokitika Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Hokitika is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Hokitika and nearby locations.

Water temperature in Hokitika right now

Below is the current sea temperature for Hokitika, New Zealand on 19th May 2024.

15.94° C

(60.69° F)

yesterday: 15.94° C (60.69° F)
a week ago: 14.74° C (58.53° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

The average sea temperature for Hokitika on May 19th over the last 10 years is 15.59° C (60.06° F), with a low temperature of 14.33° C (57.79° F) and a high of 17.04° C (62.67° F).

Analysis and forecast for Hokitika water temperatures

The water temperature in Hokitika today is higher than the average temperature of 15.59° C (60.06° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 19th May 2023, was 16.07° C (60.93° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Hokitika over the last 30 days:

Date	Temperature (Celsius)	Temperature (Fahrenheit)
May 19	15.94° C	60.69° F
May 18	15.94° C	60.69° F
May 17	14.62° C	58.32° F
May 16	14.66° C	58.39° F
May 15	14.88° C	58.78° F
May 14	14.76° C	58.57° F
May 13	14.95° C	58.91° F
May 12	14.74° C	58.53° F
May 11	14.86° C	58.75° F
May 10	14.92° C	58.86° F
May 9	15.03° C	59.05° F
May 8	15.29° C	59.52° F
May 7	15.16° C	59.29° F
May 6	15.22° C	59.4° F
May 5	15.21° C	59.38° F
May 4	15.17° C	59.31° F
May 3	15.07° C	59.13° F
May 2	15.21° C	59.38° F
May 1	15.39° C	59.7° F
April 30	15.51° C	59.92° F
April 29	15.32° C	59.58° F
April 28	15.21° C	59.38° F
April 27	15.28° C	59.5° F
April 26	15.56° C	60.01° F
April 25	15.89° C	60.6° F
April 24	15.96° C	60.73° F
April 23	15.69° C	60.24° F
April 22	15.83° C	60.49° F
April 21	15.87° C	60.57° F
April 20	15.85° C	60.53° F
April 19	16.14° C	61.05° F

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Hokitika by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Hokitika.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Hokitika changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

January February March April May June July August September October November December

Hokitika map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Hokitika

Greymouth

New Zealand, Australia and Oceania

21.11 miles away

The highest temperature in New Zealand today is 19.39° C (66.9° F) in Matapouri. The lowest is in Dunedin, where the temperature of the water is 13.29° C (55.92° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Hokitika?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Hokitika because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Hokitika as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Hokitika comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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