Coastal Weather

Issued at 12:12 on Friday 03 May 2024. Valid for Friday.

Valid from 12:12 on Friday 03 May 2024 until 00:12 on Sunday 05 May 2024.

Abel

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Easterly 15 knots developing north of Separation Point this afternoon. Sea slight. Saturday : Variable 10 knots but easterly 15 knots north of Separation Point, becoming variable 10 knots everywhere in the morning. Northerly 15 knots developing in the south for a time in the afternoon. Sea slight.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Monday: Westerly 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 knots but 25 knots north of Separation Point later. Sea becoming rough in the north. Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots but southeast 25 knots north of Separation Point. Becoming southeast 15 knots everywhere early. Rough sea in the north easing.

Brett

Friday : Southwest 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Fair visibility in a few showers clearing this afternoon. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Easterly 10 knots. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Tuesday: Southeast 10 knots, rising to easterly 20 knots later.

Castlepoint

Friday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Very long period southwest swell rising to 5 metres. Saturday : Southwest 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Moderate sea easing. Very long period southwest swell 5 metres easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots in the morning. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Northerly 20 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots early. Becoming southerly 30 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southerly swell. Tuesday: Southerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots early. Turning easterly 10 knots late. Rough sea easing. Moderate southerly swell.

Chalmers

Friday : Southwest 25 knots easing to 15 knots north of Taiaroa Head in the evening. Rough sea easing in the north. Very long period southwest swell rising to 6 metres for a time. Saturday : Southwest 25 knots but 15 knots south of Tairoa Head. Becoming westerly 15 knots everywhere in the evening. Rough sea in the south easing. Very long period southwest swell 4 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Westerly 10 knots. Heavy southwest swell, easing. Monday: Northwest 10 knots, becoming southwest 30 knots early. Easing to westerly 15 knots late. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southwest swell becoming heavy. Tuesday: Westerly 15 knots. Heavy southwest swell, easing.

Chatham Islands

Friday : Westerly 30 knots, easing to southwest 20 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 6 metres. Poor visibility in showers. Saturday : Westerly 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell 6 metres easing. Poor visibility in showers, easing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to westerly 10 knots in the morning. Heavy southwest swell easing. Monday: Northwest rising to 20 knots early. Turning southwest 25 knots late. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots later. Moderate southwest swell.

Colville

Friday : Southwest 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Easterly 10 knots. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots, turning easterly 15 knots early, rising to 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate easterly swell developing.

Conway

Friday : Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the evening and to variable 10 knots overnight. Rough sea easing. Very long period southwest swell rising to 5 metres. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Very long period southwest swell 5 metres easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northeast 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Westerly 10 knots, becoming southerly 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southerly swell. Tuesday: Southwest 10 knots but southerly 20 knots east of Kaikoura Peninsula. Easing to variable 10 knots everywhere early. Moderate southerly swell.

Cook

Friday : Southerly 20 knots easing to variable 10 knots overnight. Moderate sea easing. Very long period southerly swell rising to 3 metres but to 4 metres east of Turakirae Head. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Very long period southerly swell 3 metres but 4 metres east of Turakirae Head, easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots in the morning. Moderate southerly swell easing. Monday: Northwest 20 knots, easing to westerly 10 knots early. Becoming southerly 35 knots later. Sea becoming very rough. Southerly swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Southerly 30 knots, easing to southeast 20 knots early, then to 10 knots late. Rough sea easing. Moderate southerly swell.

Foveaux

Friday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Very long period southwest swell rising to 7 metres for a time. Saturday : Southwest rising to 25 knots early morning then easing to westerly 15 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Very long period southwest swell 4 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Westerly 15 knots, rising to 25 knots in the morning. Sea becoming rough. Heavy southwest swell easing for a time. Monday: Westerly 25 knots, rising to southwest 35 knots early. Easing to westerly 20 knots later. Sea becoming very rough for a time. Heavy southwest swell. Tuesday: Westerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots later. Rough sea easing. Heavy southwest swell easing.

Grey

Friday : Variable 10 knots but southwest 20 knots offshore in the morning. Becoming variable 10 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Moderate sea offshore, easing. Long period southwest swell 4 metres, easing. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southwest 15 knots late afternoon. Moderate southwest swell easing. Monday: Southwest rising to 20 knots early. Becoming southeast 10 knots but southerly 20 knots south of Abut Head later. Southwest swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Southeast 10 knots but 20 knots offshore. Easing to variable 10 knots everywhere early. Moderate southwest swell.

Kaipara

Friday : Southwest 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Fair visibility in a few showers, clearing in the evening. Saturday : Southeast 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southerly 15 knots later. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Southerly 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 knots but easterly 25 knots south of Hokianga Harbour later. Sea becoming rough in the south. Moderate southwest swell.

Milford

Friday : Southwest 30 knots, easing to 20 knots late evening. Rough sea easing. Very long period southwest swell rising to 6 metres for a time. Saturday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Very long period southwest swell 4 metres easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Westerly 15 knots, becoming southerly 30 knots early. Becoming southerly 15 knots but 25 knots offshore late. Sea becoming rough. Southwest swell becoming heavy. Tuesday: Southwest 15 knots. Heavy southwest swell easing.

Plenty

Friday : Southwest 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Southeast 15 knots developing offshore in the evening. Sea slight. Saturday : Southeast 15 knots easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Sea slight.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Easterly 10 knots. Monday: Northerly 10 knots. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 knots but 20 knots inshore early. Rising to 25 knots everywhere later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate easterly swell developing offshore.

Portland

Friday : Southerly 15 knots. Sea slight. Very long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres, but rising to 5 metres south of Mahia Peninsula. Saturday : Southerly 15 knots easing to variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Very long period southwest swell 5 metres easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Northerly 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 knots but southerly 20 knots west of Mahia Peninsula later. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots, rising to 25 knots early, easing to 15 knots late. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southerly swell becoming moderate.

Puysegur

Friday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Very long period southwest swell 7 metres, easing. Saturday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Very long period southwest swell 5 metres easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Westerly 15 knots, rising to 25 knots east of West Cape in the morning. Becoming westerly 30 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Sea becoming rough. Heavy southwest swell easing for a time. Monday: Southwest 35 knots, easing to southerly 20 knots early. Becoming southwest 15 knots but westerly 25 knots east of West Cape later. Very rough sea easing. Heavy southwest swell. Tuesday: Westerly 25 knots, becoming southwest 10 knots but westerly 20 knots south of Puysegur Point early. Rough sea easing. Heavy southwest swell easing.

Raglan

Friday : Southwest 15 knots. Becoming variable 10 knots, but southeast 15 knots south of Tongaporutu in the evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Saturday : Variable 10 knots, but southeast 15 knots south of Tongaporutu, becoming variable 10 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Monday: Westerly 10 knots, turning southerly 15 knots later. Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots, becoming southeast 20 knots but 30 knots south of Tongaporutu early. Becoming southeast 20 knots everywhere later. Sea becoming rough in the south for a time. Moderate southwest swell developing.

Rangitata

Friday : Southwest 15 knots but 25 knots offshore, becoming southwest 15 knots everywhere in the afternoon then easing to variable 10 knots in the evening. Rough sea offshore easing. Very long period southwest swell rising to 5 metres for a time. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Very long period southwest swell 4 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 10 knots, rising to southerly 25 knots early. Easing to southwest 15 knots late. Sea becoming rough for a time. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 10 knots early. Moderate southwest swell.

Stephens

Friday : Southwest 20 knots but southeast 15 knots east of Stephens Island to Hawera. Becoming southeast 15 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Moderate sea in the west easing. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Elsewhere: Westerly swell 2 metres, easing. Saturday : Southeast 15 knots easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Sea slight. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Long period southwest swell, 3 metres. Elsewhere: Westerly swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northeast 10 knots, becoming westerly 10 knots but northwest 20 knots east of Farewell Spit to Hawera in the evening. Moderate southwest swell in the west, easing. Monday: Westerly 15 knots, rising to southwest 25 knots west of Farewell Spit to Hawera early. Becoming southeast 35 knots everywhere later. Sea becoming very rough. Moderate southwest swell developing in the west. Tuesday: Southeast 35 knots, easing to 25 knots early. Very rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell in the west.

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