Wellington's South Coast is bracing for southerly gales to coincide with six-metre swells as the rest of the country feels the chill of lowering snow.
Karyn speaks with NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll about the weather in these next few hours and before checking in with long time South Coast resident Chris Johnson hunkered down near Island Bay.
Swells on Wellington's south coast this afternoon. Photo: RNZ / Hamish Cardwell
