Coastal Weather

Issued at 03:09 on Monday 12 January 2026.

Abel

Monday 12 January

Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots late morning. Changing southeast 15 knots in the evening. Very rough sea easing. Northerly swell 2 metres dying out.

Tuesday 13 January

Southerly 10 knots, changing northwest 25 knots in the morning. Easing to westerly 15 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time.

Wednesday 14 January

Westerly 15 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots later.

Thursday 15 January

Northeast 10 knots.

Brett

Monday 12 January

Westerly 15 knots, turning southerly 15 knots in the evening. Sea slight.

Tuesday 13 January

Southeast 10 knots.

Wednesday 14 January

Northeast 10 knots.

Thursday 15 January

Northerly 10 knots.

Castlepoint

Weather warning: Gale warning

Monday 12 January

Northwest 35 knots but 45 knots south of Castlepoint. Becoming southwest 25 knots everywhere in the morning, then easing to 15 knots by midday. Becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. High sea in the south, easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Northerly swell 3 metres south of Cape Palliser, dying out. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Tuesday 13 January

Northeast 15 knots, rising to 25 knots in the morning. Becoming northwest 15 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Moderate southerly swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Northwest 15 knots, changing easterly 10 knots later.

Thursday 15 January

Northeast 10 knots, rising to easterly 20 knots early.

Chalmers

Monday 12 January

Southwest 30 knots, easing to westerly 20 knots in the afternoon. Rough sea easing. Southwest swell 3 metres easing. Northeast swell 1 metre dying out. Poor visibility in morning showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Northwest 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Northwest 10 knots, turning southwest 15 knots early. Easing to variable 10 knots later. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Thursday 15 January

Southeast 10 knots, rising to easterly 20 knots early. Moderate southwest swell.

Chatham Islands

Weather warning: Gale warning

Monday 12 January

Northwest 35 knots, turning southwest 30 knots but 40 knots south of the Islands late morning. Easing to southwest 30 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Very rough sea easing. Northwest swell 4 metres easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 5 metres for a time. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Tuesday 13 January

Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the morning. Turning northwest 10 knots in the afternoon. Rough sea easing. Heavy southwest swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Northerly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Becoming westerly 20 knots later. Moderate southwest swell dying out.

Thursday 15 January

Westerly 15 knots, turning southerly 10 knots early. Turning easterly 15 knots later. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Colville

Monday 12 January

Westerly 20 knots, changing southerly 15 knots in the evening. Moderate sea easing.

Tuesday 13 January

Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning.

Wednesday 14 January

Northwest 10 knots.

Thursday 15 January

Northerly 10 knots.

Conway

Monday 12 January

Southwest 25 knots, easing to southerly 15 knots in the morning. Easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon, then northeast 15 knots developing in the evening. Rough sea easing. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Northeast swell 2 metres dying out. Poor visibility in morning showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Northeast 15 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots in the afternoon. Moderate southerly swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots early. Becoming northeast 15 knots later.

Thursday 15 January

Northeast 15 knots, rising to easterly 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough.

Cook

Weather warning: Gale warning

Monday 12 January

Northwest 35 knots but 45 knots south of Cape Terawhiti. Changing southwest 20 knots everywhere in the morning, then easing to variable 10 knots by midday. Southeast 15 knots developing for a time in the afternoon and evening. High sea in the south, easing. Southerly swell 2 metres developing. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Tuesday 13 January

Northerly 15 knots, rising to northwest 25 knots in the morning. Easing to northerly 15 knots south of Cape Terawhiti in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Moderate southerly swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Northeast 20 knots but northwest 25 knots north of Cape Terawhiti. Sea rough in the north.

Thursday 15 January

Becoming southeast 10 knots everywhere early. Rough sea in the north easing.

Foveaux

Monday 12 January

Westerly 30 knots. Sea rough. Southwest swell 3 metres easing. Northeast swell 1 metre dying out. Poor visibility in morning and evening showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Westerly 30 knots, easing to 20 knots in the morning. Rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell.

Wednesday 14 January

Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots late. Moderate southwest swell.

Thursday 15 January

Southeast 10 knots, rising to easterly 20 knots later. Moderate southwest swell.

Grey

Monday 12 January

Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Westerly swell 3 metres easing.

Tuesday 13 January

Southwest 15 knots. Moderate westerly swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Southwest 10 knots. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Thursday 15 January

Southerly 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 knots but 20 knots south of Abut Head later. Moderate southwest swell.

Kaipara

Monday 12 January

Northwest 15 knots, turning southerly 15 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Southwest swell 1 metre, but 2 metres south of Cape Reinga. Fair visibility in showers from afternoon.

Tuesday 13 January

Southeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell south of Cape Reinga, easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Variable 10 knots.

Thursday 15 January

Northwest 10 knots. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Milford

Monday 12 January

Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Rough sea easing. Westerly swell 4 metres easing. Poor visibility in showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 15 knots in the morning. Moderate southwest swell.

Wednesday 14 January

Westerly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell.

Thursday 15 January

Southwest 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Moderate southwest swell.

Plenty

Monday 12 January

Westerly 20 knots. Becoming westerly 15 knots but northeast 20 knots east of White Island in the evening. Moderate sea easing in the west.

Tuesday 13 January

Westerly 15 knots but northeast 20 knots east of White Island. Becoming easterly 20 knots everywhere in the morning, then changing northerly 10 knots in the afternoon.

Wednesday 14 January

Northwest 10 knots.

Thursday 15 January

Northerly 15 knots.

Portland

Monday 12 January

Northwest 25 knots, turning southwest 20 knots south of East Cape in the morning. Becoming southeast 15 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Easing to variable 10 knots in the south in the evening. Rough sea easing. South of East Cape: Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Elsewhere: Northwest swell 1 metre developing. Fair visibility in showers from afternoon.

Tuesday 13 January

Easterly 15 knots, rising to northeast 25 knots in the morning. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southerly swell south of East Cape.

Wednesday 14 January

Northerly 20 knots, easing to northwest 10 knots late. Moderate southerly swell south of East Cape, dying out.

Thursday 15 January

Northerly 15 knots.

Puysegur

Monday 12 January

Westerly 15 knots, but 25 knots south of Puysegur Point, becoming northwest 25 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea becoming rough everywhere. Westerly swell 4 metres easing. Southerly swell 2 metres developing. Poor visibility in morning and evening showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Northwest 25 knots, easing to westerly 15 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell.

Wednesday 14 January

Westerly 15 knots, turning southerly 10 knots late. Moderate southwest swell.

Thursday 15 January

Southerly 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 knots but southerly 25 knots north of West Cape early. Sea becoming rough in the north. Moderate southwest swell.

Raglan

Monday 12 January

Northwest 25 knots, turning southwest 20 knots in the morning. Rough sea easing. Southwest swell 2 metres. Fair visibility in morning showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Southwest 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell.

Wednesday 14 January

Southerly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing.

Thursday 15 January

Variable 10 knots.

Rangitata

Monday 12 January

Southwest 30 knots, easing to 20 knots late morning. Turning southeast 10 knots in the afternoon, then turning northeast 15 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Southwest swell 2 metres. Northeast swell 2 metres dying out. Poor visibility in morning showers.

Tuesday 13 January

Northeast 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Moderate southerly swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Variable 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 knots later.

Thursday 15 January

Easterly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Stephens

Weather warning: Gale warning

Monday 12 January

Northwest 35 knots, turning southwest 30 knots in the morning, then easing to westerly 20 knots by midday. Becoming variable 10 knots but southwest 20 knots west of Farewell Spit to Hawera in the afternoon. Very rough sea easing. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Westerly swell 3 metres easing. Elsewhere: Northwest swell rising to 3 metres for a time. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Tuesday 13 January

Northerly 10 knots but southwest 20 knots west of Farewell Spit to Hawera. Becoming westerly 20 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Moderate westerly swell easing.

Wednesday 14 January

Westerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots later.

Thursday 15 January

Becoming easterly 15 knots early. Turning northerly 10 knots later.

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