Coastal Weather

Issued at 16:04 on Friday 17 May 2024. Valid for Friday.

Valid from 16:04 on Friday 17 May 2024 until 00:12 on Sunday 19 May 2024.

Abel

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Westerly 15 knots developing north of Separation Point in the evening. Sea slight. Saturday : Variable 10 knots but westerly 15 knots north of Separation Point. Changing southeast 20 knots everywhere late evening. Sea becoming moderate.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 10 knots but 20 knots north of Separation Point. Becoming southeast 10 knots everywhere in the morning. Monday: Southeast 10 knots, rising to 20 knots north of Separation Point late. Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots but southeast 20 knots north of Separation Point. Becoming southeast 10 knots everywhere later.

Brett

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 1 metre. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in a few showers from afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 15 knots. Monday: Easterly 15 knots. Tuesday: Northeast 20 knots, becoming northeast 25 knots but westerly 15 knots north of Cape Brett later. Sea becoming rough.

Castlepoint

Friday : Variable 10 knots, but northerly 20 knots south of Cape Palliser. Becoming northerly 20 knots everywhere this evening. Sea becoming moderate. Long period southwest swell rising to 2 metres easing. Saturday : Northerly 20 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots in the afternoon. Becoming southerly 15 knots in the evening. Moderate sea easing. Southwest swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 15 knots, turning easterly 10 knots in the morning. Monday: Southeast 10 knots. Tuesday: Easterly 10 knots. Moderate southeast swell developing.

Chalmers

Friday : Northerly 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell 3 metres offshore, easing. Saturday : Northerly 15 knots, changing southwest 25 knots early morning, easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Long period southwest swell 3 metres offshore. Fair visibility in morning and afternoon showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots in the morning. Becoming westerly 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northeast 10 knots, becoming northerly 10 knots but northwest 20 knots south of Taiaroa Head early. Becoming westerly 20 knots everywhere late. Moderate southwest swell.

Chatham Islands

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northerly swell 1 metre. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing in the evening. Sea slight. Northerly swell 1 metre. Long period southwest swell 3 metres easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 10 knots, becoming southerly 20 knots later. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Southerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots later. Rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell. Moderate easterly swell developing.

Colville

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in a few showers. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in a few showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 15 knots. Monday: Easterly 15 knots. Tuesday: Easterly 25 knots. Sea rough. Moderate easterly swell developing.

Conway

Friday : Northerly 20 knots. Becoming variable 10 knots inshore this evening. Moderate sea easing inshore. Long period southwest swell 2 metres easing. Saturday : Variable 10 knots but northerly 20 knots offshore, becoming northwest 15 knots everywhere in the morning. Changing southerly 20 knots in the afternoon, easing to 10 knots late evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in patchy rain inshore from evening.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 10 knots, turning northeast 15 knots in the morning. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots. Southerly swell becoming moderate offshore.

Cook

Friday : Northerly 20 knots, rising to 30 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough. Long period southerly swell 1 metre easing. Saturday : Northerly 30 knots, easing to northwest 15 knots in the afternoon. Changing southerly 15 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Monday: Southeast 10 knots. Tuesday: Southeast 10 knots.

Foveaux

Friday : Northwest 30 knots, changing southwest 20 knots overnight. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell 3 metres, easing. Poor visibility in developing evening rain. Saturday : Westerly 25 knots, easing to southwest 15 knots in the afternoon. Becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres offshore. Poor visibility in morning rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northwest 10 knots. Heavy southwest swell easing. Monday: Northwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northerly 10 knots, becoming westerly 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell, becoming heavy for a time.

Grey

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Becoming northwest 15 knots but northeast 15 knots inshore south of Abut Head this evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 4 metres, easing. Fair visibility in late evening rain developing south of Abut Head. Saturday : Variable 10 knots but northwest 20 knots offshore south of Abut Head. Easing to variable 10 knots everywhere in the afternoon. Becoming northerly 15 knots in the north in the evening. Sea becoming moderate for a time. North of Abut Head: Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Elsewhere: Long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres. Poor visibility in rain south of Abut Head, spreading north to Hokitika from midday. Thunderstorms possible south of Abut Head in the morning, then clearing.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southerly 10 knots but southwest 20 knots south of Hokitika late. Moderate southwest swell.

Kaipara

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Southeast 15 knots developing north of Cape Reinga in the afternoon. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Fair visibility in a few evening showers in the north.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northeast 25 knots, changing westerly 15 knots north of Cape Reinga early. Becoming westerly 15 knots everywhere late. Rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell.

Milford

Friday : Northerly 30 knots. Sea rough. Long period southwest swell 4 metres. Northerly swell 1 metre developing. Poor visibility in developing rain. Possible thunderstorms at night. Saturday : Northerly 30 knots. Becoming southerly 25 knots in the morning, easing to 15 knots overnight. Rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell 4 metres. Northerly swell rising to 2 metres for a time. Poor visibility in morning rain, heavy at times. Possible thunderstorms clearing early morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots, rising to southwest 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell, becoming heavy offshore.

Plenty

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in a few showers. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in a few showers west of Whakatane.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 10 knots. Monday: Southeast 15 knots. Tuesday: Easterly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Moderate northeast swell developing.

Portland

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing south of Mahia Peninsula late evening. Sea slight. Southerly swell 1 metre. Northeast swell 1 metre. Saturday : Variable 10 knots but northerly 15 knots south of Poverty Bay. Becoming variable 10 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea slight. Southerly swell 1 metre. Northeast swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 knots but 20 knots north of East Cape in the morning. Monday: Southeast 15 knots. Tuesday: Easterly 10 knots. Moderate easterly swell developing.

Puysegur

Friday : Northwest 45 knots but 55 knots east of Puysegur Point. Changing southwest 20 knots this evening. High sea easing. Long period westerly swell 5 metres. Northerly swell 1 metre developing. Poor visibility in developing rain. Saturday : Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Long period westerly swell 5 metres easing. Northerly swell rising to 2 metres for a time. Poor visibility in rain before dawn.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northwest 10 knots, becoming northerly 10 knots but northwest 20 knots south of Puysegur Point in the afternoon. Heavy southwest swell easing. Monday: Northwest 15 knots, turning southerly 10 knots later. Moderate westerly swell. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming westerly 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Southwest swell becoming heavy.

Raglan

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 3 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Easterly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Moderate southwest swell developing.

Rangitata

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore. Saturday : Variable 10 knots, southerly 25 knots developing in the morning. Easing to 15 knots in the afternoon. Becoming variable 10 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore. Fair visibility in patchy rain from afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots. Southwest swell becoming moderate offshore.

Stephens

Friday : Variable 10 knots. Westerly 15 knots developing this evening. Sea slight. West of Cape Farewell to Hawera: Long period southwest swell 4 metres easing. Elsewhere: Long period westerly swell 1 metre. Saturday : Westerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Turning southeast 15 knots overnight. Moderate sea easing. West of Cape Farewell to Hawera: Long period southwest swell 3 metres easing. Elsewhere: Long period westerly swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Easterly 10 knots. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera - Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Easterly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots late. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera - Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Easterly 20 knots. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera - Moderate southerly swell.

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