Coastal Weather

Issued at 14:02 on Friday 07 March 2025. Valid for Friday.

Valid from 13:01 on Friday 07 March 2025 until 00:12 on Sunday 09 March 2025.

Abel

Friday : Northwest 15 knots. Changing southwest 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Saturday : Southwest rising to 20 knots in the morning, turning southeast 20 knots late afternoon, then easing to variable 10 knots south of Separation Point in the evening, then everywhere overnight. Sea becoming moderate for a time. Poor visibility showers from afternoon, heavy at times.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 knots in the afternoon. Monday: Southeast 10 knots. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming westerly 20 knots early. Becoming easterly 20 knots later.

Brett

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southeast swell 2 metres offshore, easing. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Southwest 15 knots developing in the morning, turning northwest 15 knots for a time in the afternoon, then rising to southwest 20 knots early evening. Sea becoming moderate. Southeast swell 1 metre offshore, easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, turning southeast 25 knots in the morning. Sea becoming rough. Monday: Southeast 25 knots. Sea rough. Southeast swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Southeast 20 knots. Moderate easterly swell easing.

Castlepoint

Friday : Southerly 15 knots but variable 10 knots south of Flat Point. Becoming variable 10 knots everywhere this afternoon. Sea slight. Southeast swell 2 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre developing. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Southerly 20 knots developing south of Flat Point in the morning, then everywhere in the afternoon. Sea becoming moderate. Southeast swell 1 metre, easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres offshore tonight. Poor visibility in occasional showers, heavy at times, developing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 20 knots later. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Northerly 20 knots, becoming westerly 20 knots early. Turning southerly 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Chalmers

Friday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Easterly swell 2 metres, easing. Fair visibility in showers, clearing this afternoon. Saturday : Southwest 15 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Easterly swell 1 metre, easing. Poor visibility showers, heavy at times.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots. Turning northwest 10 knots in the evening. Moderate sea, easing. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northerly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Northwest 15 knots, becoming southwest 30 knots early, easing to 20 knots later. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Chatham Islands

Friday : Southerly 30 knots, easing to 20 knots this evening. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Southeast swell 3 metres, easing. Fair visibility in showers, clearing this evening. Saturday : Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Southeast swell 1 metres, easing. Poor visibility in periods of morning rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Westerly 10 knots, turning southerly 15 knots in the morning. Turning westerly 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 10 knots later. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northwest 15 knots, rising to 25 knots early. Turning southerly 25 knots late. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell.

Colville

Friday : Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots this afternoon. Southwest 15 knots developing this evening. Sea slight. Long period southeast swell 2 metres offshore, easing. Saturday : Southwest 10 knots, rising to 20 knots in the evening. Sea becoming moderate. Southeast swell 1 metre offshore, easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, turning southeast 20 knots in the morning, rising to 30 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough. Southeast swell becoming moderate. Monday: Southeast 30 knots, easing to easterly 20 knots early. Rough sea easing. Moderate easterly swell. Tuesday: Easterly 15 knots, turning southerly 10 knots early. Rising to southwest 20 knots later. Moderate easterly swell easing.

Conway

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Southwest swell 1 metre. Easterly swell 2 metres, easing. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Southerly 15 knots developing in the morning. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres offshore tonight. Easterly swell 1 metre, easing. Poor visibility rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 knots early. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Northerly 15 knots, becoming westerly 20 knots early. Turning southerly 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southerly swell developing.

Cook

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing this evening. Sea slight. Southeast swell 2 metres, easing. Saturday : Northerly 15 knots, turning southerly 15 knots late morning, then rising to 30 knots in the afternoon. Easing to southerly 20 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southeast swell 1 metre, easing. Poor visibility in occasional showers, heavy at times, developing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 20 knots. Monday: Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots early. Becoming northerly 20 knots later. Tuesday: Northerly 20 knots, rising to northwest 30 knots early. Turning southerly 30 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southerly swell developing.

Foveaux

Friday : Westerly 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Fair visibility in showers. Saturday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Poor visibility showers, heavy at times, easing this evening.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to westerly 10 knots in the afternoon. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northwest 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northwest 25 knots, turning southwest 30 knots early, easing to 20 knots later. Sea rough at times. Moderate southwest swell.

Grey

Friday : Southwest 15 knots but variable 10 knots north of Abut Head. Becoming southwest 20 knots everywhere this afternoon, then rising to 30 knots south of Abut Head late evening. Sea becoming rough in the south. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Fair visibility in a few showers developing this evening in the north. Saturday : Southwest 20 knots but 30 knots south of Abut Head. Sea becoming rough. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 25 knots but 35 knots south of Abut Head. Easing to variable 10 knots everywhere in the morning. Very rough sea in the south easing. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Westerly 10 knots, rising to southwest 20 knots early. Easing to variable 10 knots later. Moderate southwest swell.

Kaipara

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Southerly 15 knots developing this afternoon. Sea slight. North of Cape Regina: Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Southeast swell 1 metre developing. Elsewhere: Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Saturday : Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Southwest 20 knots developing in the afternoon. Sea becoming moderate. North of Cape Regina: Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Southeast swell 1 metre easing. Elsewhere: Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres offshore late.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 25 knots. Sea rough. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southeast 20 knots, easing to easterly 10 knots late. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Easterly 10 knots, turning southerly 15 knots early.

Milford

Friday : Southwest 20 knots, rising to 30 knots this afternoon. Sea becoming rough. Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Saturday : Southwest 25 knots. Sea rough. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 10 knots, turning northwest 15 knots early. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northwest 20 knots, changing southerly 25 knots early. Easing to southeast 10 knots inshore late. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell.

Plenty

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Southwest 15 knots developing west of Motiti Island this evening. Sea slight. Long period southeast swell 2 metres offshore, easing. Saturday : Southwest 15 knots but variable 10 knots east of Motiti Island, becoming westerly 15 knots everywhere in the morning, then rising to 25 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough. Southeast swell 1 metre offshore, easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, becoming southeast 25 knots in the morning. Sea becoming rough. Monday: Southeast 25 knots, easing to easterly 15 knots late. Rough sea easing. Easterly swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Easterly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots early. Becoming westerly 15 knots later. Moderate easterly swell easing.

Portland

Friday : Southerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots this afternoon. Rough sea easing. Southeast swell 3 metres, easing. Saturday : Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots early morning. Northerly 15 knots developing late morning north of Cape Kidnappers. Southerly 20 knots developing in the south in the afternoon, then becoming southerly 20 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea becoming moderate. Southeast swell 2 metres, easing. Long period southwest 1 metre developing. Poor visibility showers, heavy at times, developing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 15 knots, rising to southerly 25 knots in the morning. Sea becoming rough. Southerly swell becoming moderate. Monday: Southeast 25 knots, easing to easterly 10 knots later. Rough sea easing. Moderate southerly swell. Tuesday: Northeast 10 knots, becoming northwest 25 knots but southwest 25 knots north of East Cape early. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southeast swell.

Puysegur

Friday : Westerly 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Fair visibility in showers. Saturday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Poor visibility showers, heavy at times, easing this evening.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Westerly 20 knots, rising to northwest 30 knots early. Sea becoming rough. Moderate westerly swell. Tuesday: Northwest 30 knots, turning southerly 25 knots early, easing to 15 knots south of West Cape later. Sea rough. Moderate southwest swell.

Raglan

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Southwest 15 knots developing this afternoon. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Saturday : Southwest rising to 20 knots in the morning. Sea becoming moderate. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres offshore late. Fair visibility in scattered morning showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 20 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southeast 20 knots, easing to southerly 10 knots early. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Southwest 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early.

Rangitata

Friday : Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Easterly swell 2 metres, easing. Fair visibility in a few scattered showers this evening. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Southwest 15 knots developing in the morning. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Easterly swell 1 metre, easing. Poor visibility scattered morning rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Westerly 10 knots, rising to southwest 20 knots in the morning. Easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Northeast 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southerly 30 knots early, easing to 20 knots later. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southerly swell becoming moderate.

Stephens

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Becoming westerly 15 knots, but northerly 10 knots east of Hawera to Farewell Spit this evening. Sea slight. West of Hawera to Farewell Spit: Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Saturday : Westerly 15 knots but northerly 10 knots east of Farewell Spit to Hawera. Becoming southwest 25 knots but westerly 15 knots in the east in the morning. Becoming southeast 20 knots in the east in the afternoon, then southeast 20 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea becoming rough in the west for a time. West of Hawera to Farewell Spit: Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Elsewhere: Westerly 1 metre developing. Fair visibility in scattered morning showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 20 knots. Moderate southwest swell in the west. Monday: Southeast 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots early. Becoming westerly 15 knots later. Tuesday: Westerly 20 knots, changing southeast 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough.

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