Coastal Weather

Issued at 16:04 on Saturday 21 December 2024. Valid for Saturday.

Valid from 16:04 on Saturday 21 December 2024 until 00:12 on Monday 23 December 2024.

Abel

Saturday : Easterly 15 knots, rising to northerly 25 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough. Northerly swell 1 metre developing late. Poor visibility in rain, heavy at times. Possible evening thunderstorms. Sunday : Northwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots late evening. Moderate sea easing. Northerly swell 1 metre, easing. Poor visibility in rain, easing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Northwest 10 knots, rising to 20 knots in the morning. Easing to westerly 10 knots in the evening. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northwest 20 knots later. Wednesday: Northerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots late.

Brett

Saturday : Northerly 25 knots, easing to northwest 15 knots late evening. Rough sea easing. Northeast swell rising to 2 metres. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Northwest 15 knots developing in the afternoon. Sea slight. Northeast swell 2 metres, easing. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Tuesday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 10 knots early. Wednesday: Northerly 10 knots, rising to northwest 20 knots later.

Castlepoint

Saturday : Northeast 25 knots but variable 10 knots east of Cape Palliser. Becoming northeast 25 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea becoming rough everywhere. Easterly swell 2 metres. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in patchy rain. Possible evening thunderstorms. Sunday : Northerly 20 knots, rising to 30 knots south of Cape Palliser early morning. Sea becoming rough in the south. Easterly swell 2 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Northwest 25 knots, easing to 10 knots in the morning. Rough sea easing. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots later. Wednesday: Northeast 15 knots.

Chalmers

Saturday : Northeast 15 knots. Sea slight. Easterly swell 3 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in scattered rain. Possible fog offshore. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Easterly swell 2 metres. Southwest swell 1 metre. Possible morning fog. Fair visibility in showers developing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Variable 10 knots. Moderate easterly swell easing. Tuesday: Northeast 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Wednesday: Northeast 20 knots, easing to 10 knots late. Easterly swell becoming moderate.

Chatham Islands

Saturday : Northerly 15 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell 2 metres, easing. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Sunday : Northerly 15 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Northeast swell 1 metres. Poor visibility in showers, possibly heavy. Possible morning fog.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Northerly 15 knots. Moderate northerly swell easing. Tuesday: Northerly 15 knots, turning easterly 10 knots early. Wednesday: Northeast 15 knots.

Colville

Saturday : Northerly 25 knots, turning northwest 15 knots late evening. Rough sea easing. Northeast swell rising to 2 metres. Poor visibility in rain, heavy at times. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing in the afternoon, turning westerly 15 knots overnight. Sea slight. Northeast swell 2 metres, easing. Poor visibility in rain, easing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Tuesday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 10 knots later. Wednesday: Northwest 15 knots.

Conway

Saturday : Northerly 25 knots. Sea rough. Easterly swell 3 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in a few showers. Sunday : Northerly 25 knots easing to northeast 15 knots in the morning. Turning westerly 15 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Easterly swell 2 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers, developing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots everywhere in the morning. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 knots later. Wednesday: Northeast 25 knots, easing to 15 knots late. Rough sea easing.

Cook

Saturday : Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 25 knots in the evening. Sea becoming rough. Southerly swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in patchy rain. Possible thunderstorms. Sunday : Northwest 30 knots, easing to northerly 20 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Southerly swell 1 metre, easing. Fair visibility in rain, easing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Northerly 15 knots. Tuesday: Northerly 15 knots. Wednesday: Northerly 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots but northerly 20 knots south of Cape Terawhiti later.

Foveaux

Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing in the evening. Sea slight. Easterly swell 3 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in rain. Possible fog east of Slope Point. Sunday : Northeast 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Sea slight. Easterly swell 2 metres. Southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in periods of rain. Possible morning fog.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 10 knots. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming easterly 20 knots early. Wednesday: Northeast 20 knots.

Grey

Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in periods of rain. Possible evening thunderstorms north of Cape Foulwind. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Northwest swell 1 metre developing. Fair visibility in showers, easing in the evening.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 10 knots. Westerly swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 knots later. Moderate westerly swell easing. Wednesday: Northeast 20 knots, easing to 10 knots later. Northwest swell becoming moderate.

Kaipara

Saturday : Northwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Southwest swell 1 metre. Northwest swell rising to 2 metres for a time. Poor visibility in rain south of Kaipara Harbour, heavy at times, easing this evening. Sunday : Northerly 15 knots, turning westerly 15 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Northwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Wednesday: Northerly 15 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots early. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Milford

Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Variable 10 knots. Southwest swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 25 knots early. Sea becoming rough. Moderate westerly swell dying out. Moderate northerly swell developing. Wednesday: Northeast 25 knots, easing to 15 knots early. Turning southerly 15 knots later. Rough sea easing. Moderate northwest swell.

Plenty

Saturday : Northwest 15 knots. Sea slight. Northeast swell rising to 2 metres. Rain, heavy at times. Very poor visibility in severe thunderstorms this evening. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Northerly 15 knots developing in the afternoon, turning westerly 15 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Northeast swell 2 metres, easing. Poor visibility in rain, easing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Tuesday: Westerly 15 knots. Wednesday: Northwest 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots late.

Portland

Saturday : Northerly 25 knots. Sea rough. Northeast swell 2 metres. Southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in periods of rain. Possible thunderstorms. Sunday : Northerly 25 knots, easing to 15 knots in the morning. Rough sea easing. Northeast swell 2 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Northwest 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots but westerly 20 knots north of East Cape in the morning. Tuesday: Becoming variable 10 knots everywhere early. Wednesday: Becoming northerly 15 knots early.

Puysegur

Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Southeast swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in rain. Sunday : Variable 10 knots. Westerly 10 knots developing for a time in the afternoon and evening. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres, easing. Southeast swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in periods of rain.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northwest 10 knots, becoming easterly 15 knots but northeast 25 knots north of West Cape early. Sea becoming rough in the north. Moderate southwest swell. Wednesday: Becoming easterly 15 knots everywhere early, turning southerly 15 knots in the morning. Rough sea in the north easing. Moderate westerly swell.

Raglan

Saturday : Northwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Northwest swell rising to 2 metres for a time. Southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in rain, heavy at times, easing this evening. Possible evening thunderstorms. Sunday : Northerly 20 knots, easing to westerly 15 knots in the evening. Moderate sea easing. Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Northwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Westerly swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Westerly 10 knots. Moderate westerly swell easing. Wednesday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots early. Westerly swell becoming moderate.

Rangitata

Saturday : Northeast 20 knots. Sea moderate. Easterly swell 3 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in evening showers. Sunday : Northeast 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots inshore in the morning. Sea slight. Easterly swell 2 metres, easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Possible morning fog. Fair visibility in showers developing in the afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Southeast 10 knots. Moderate easterly swell easing. Tuesday: Easterly 15 knots. Wednesday: Northeast 20 knots, easing to easterly 10 knots inshore early.

Stephens

Saturday : Northeast 15 knots but northeast 25 knots west of Farewell Spit to Hawera. Becoming northwest 25 knots everywhere in the evening. Sea becoming rough everywhere. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Northwest swell rising to 2 metres. Elsewhere: Westerly swell 1 metre at times. Poor visibility in rain in the east, heavy at times, easing early evening. Possible evening thunderstorms. Sunday : Northwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots late evening. Moderate sea easing. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Long period southwest swell 1 metre. Northwest swell 2 metres. Elsewhere: Westerly swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in rain, easing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Monday: Westerly 15 knots. Westerly swell becoming moderate. Tuesday: Northwest 15 knots. Moderate westerly swell easing. Wednesday: Northerly 10 knots, rising to northeast 20 knots early. Easing to variable 10 knots later. Westerly swell becoming moderate.

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