Coastal Weather

Issued at 03:03 on Friday 26 April 2024. Valid for Friday.

Valid from 03:03 on Friday 26 April 2024 until 00:12 on Saturday 27 April 2024.

Abel

Friday : Westerly 20 knots. Sea moderate. Northerly swell 1 metres, easing. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 15 knots. Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Monday: Variable 10 knots.

Brett

Friday : Northerly 10 knots, changing to westerly 15 knots in the morning and then to southerly 20 knots in the evening. Sea becoming moderate. Northeast swell 1 metre, developing. Poor visibility in showers, clearing in the evening. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southerly 15 knots. Sunday: Southeast 15 knots. Monday: Easterly 20 knots. Moderate easterly swell developing.

Castlepoint

Friday : Northwest 35 knots, easing to 25 knots in the morning. Changing southwest 20 knots in the evening. Very rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore. Northwest swell 2 metres south of Cape Palliser, easing. Poor visibility in scattered morning and afternoon rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Moderate southwest swell offshore. Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell offshore, easing. Monday: Northerly 15 knots, rising to 25 knots south of Cape Palliser later. Sea becoming rough in the south.

Chalmers

Friday : Southwest 25 knots. Sea rough. Long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres offshore. Poor visibility in showers, easing in the afternoon. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Westerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the morning. Rough sea easing. Heavy southwest swell offshore, easing. Sunday: Northwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northerly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell, easing.

Chatham Islands

Friday : Northerly 30 knots, changing southwest 20 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Northwest swell 2 metres developing for a time. Poor visibility in a period of afternoon and evening rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 25 knots. Sea rough. Moderate southwest swell. Sunday: Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots early. Rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell, becoming heavy for a time. Monday: Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots later. Moderate southwest swell.

Colville

Friday : Northerly 15 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots in the morning. Rising to southwest 25 knots in the afternoon. Sea becoming rough. Northeast swell 1 metre, developing. Poor visibility in showers, clearing in the evening. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots in the afternoon. Sunday: Easterly 15 knots. Monday: Easterly 20 knots.

Conway

Friday : Northwest 35 knots, but 25 knots south of Kaikoura Peninsula. Changing to southwest 25 knots everywhere in the morning, then easing to 15 knots overnight. Very rough sea in the north, easing. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore. Fair visibility in a few afternoon and evening showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 10 knots in the morning. Moderate southwest swell offshore, easing. Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Monday: Northeast 10 knots, rising to northerly 20 knots east of Kaikoura Peninsula early. Becoming northerly 20 knots everywhere later.

Cook

Friday : Northwest 35 knots, easing to 25 knots in the morning. Changing southerly 20 knots in the evening. Very rough sea easing. Southerly swell 1 metre. Northerly swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in scattered morning rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southerly 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots early. Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Monday: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots later.

Foveaux

Friday : Westerly 35 knots, easing to southerly 25 knots in the morning, turning westerly 25 knots in the afternoon. Very rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres. Poor visibility in showers. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Westerly 25 knots. Sea rough. Heavy southwest swell, easing. Sunday: Westerly 20 knots, easing to northwest 10 knots late. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northerly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell.

Grey

Friday : Northwest 25 knots, changing southwest 30 knots in the morning, easing to 20 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 5 metres. Poor visibility in periods of rain, easing in the afternoon. Possible thunderstorms, clearing midday.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots south of Hokitika in the morning. Becoming southwest 10 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Heavy southwest swell, easing. Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell, easing.

Kaipara

Friday : Northerly rising to 20 knots early morning, then changing southwest 20 knots late morning. Sea becoming moderate. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Poor visibility in periods of rain, easing in the afternoon. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southerly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell, becoming heavy for a time. Sunday: Southeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing.

Milford

Friday : Southwest 30 knots, easing to 20 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 6 metres for a time. Poor visibility in showers. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 15 knots. Heavy southwest swell, easing. Sunday: Westerly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northeast 15 knots, rising to 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell.

Plenty

Friday : Northwest 15 knots, changing southwest 25 knots in the afternoon. Sea becoming rough. Northeast swell 1 metre, developing. Poor visibility in showers, clearing in the evening. Possible thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southerly 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming easterly 15 knots early. Monday: Easterly 20 knots.

Portland

Friday : Northwest 25 knots, changing southwest 25 knots in the evening. Sea rough. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore. Fair visibility in showers, clearing in the evening.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the morning. Becoming variable 10 knots but southeast 20 knots north of East Cape in the evening. Rough sea easing. Moderate southerly swell. Sunday: Southerly 10 knots, becoming variable 10 knots but southeast 20 knots north of East Cape early. Becoming easterly 10 knots everywhere later. Moderate southerly swell, easing. Monday: Easterly 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 knots but easterly 20 knots north of East Cape late. Moderate easterly swell developing north of East Cape.

Puysegur

Friday : Westerly 30 knots, changing southerly 30 knots in the morning, becoming westerly 25 knots in the afternoon. Sea rough. Long period southwest swell rising to 6 metres for a time. Poor visibility in showers. Possible morning and afternoon thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Westerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots north of Puysegur Point in the morning. Rough sea easing in the north. Heavy southwest swell easing. Sunday: Northwest 15 knots but westerly 25 knots south of Puysegur Point. Becoming northwest 15 knots everywhere later. Rough sea in the south easing. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northerly 25 knots, rising to 35 knots later. Sea becoming very rough. Moderate southwest swell. Moderate northwest swell developing.

Raglan

Friday : Northwest 25 knots, changing southwest 15 knots in the morning, then rising to southwest 25 knots for a time in the afternoon. Rough sea easing for a time. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Poor visibility in periods of rain, easing in the afternoon. Possible morning thunderstorms.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to southerly 10 knots in the afternoon. Moderate southwest swell, becoming heavy for a time. Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing.

Rangitata

Friday : Northerly 25 knots, turning southwest 25 knots early morning. Easing to southwest 15 knots in the afternoon. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore. Fair visibility in scattered morning rain, followed by showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 15 knots in the morning. Easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Moderate southwest swell offshore, easing. Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Monday: Northeast 15 knots.

Stephens

Friday : Northwest 25 knots, turning southwest 25 knots west of Farewell Spit to Hawera in the morning. Becoming southwest 25 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea rough. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres. Elsewhere: Westerly swell 2 metres. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Saturday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to westerly 10 knots east of Farewell Spit to Hawera in the morning. Heavy southwest swell in the west, easing. Moderate westerly swell elsewhere, also easing. Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell in the west, easing. Monday: Northerly 10 knots.

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