Coastal Weather

Issued at 06:06 on Saturday 22 February 2025. Valid for Saturday.

Valid from 03:03 on Saturday 22 February 2025 until 00:12 on Sunday 23 February 2025.

Abel

Saturday : Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots south of Separation Point for a time in the morning and afternoon. Sea slight.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northeast 15 knots in the morning. Turning southeast 10 knots in the evening. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northwest 15 knots later. Tuesday: Westerly 10 knots, rising to northwest 25 knots early. Sea becoming rough.

Brett

Saturday : Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots for a time in the afternoon. Sea slight. Long period northeast swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 15 knots, turning easterly 10 knots in the afternoon. Monday: Easterly 15 knots. Tuesday: Easterly 10 knots.

Castlepoint

Saturday : Northwest 15 knots, turning southwest 15 knots in the morning. Easing to variable 10 knots in the afternoon. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Southerly swell becoming moderate. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 knots early. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Northerly 20 knots.

Chalmers

Saturday : Southwest 35 knots, easing to 25 knots in the morning, and to 15 knots in the evening. Very rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Westerly 10 knots, becoming northerly 15 knots early. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Northwest 10 knots, rising to westerly 20 knots early. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Chatham Islands

Saturday : Southwest 15 knots, rising to 25 knots late morning. Sea becoming rough. Long period southwest swell rising to 3 metres. Poor visibility in periods of rain, easing morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 25 knots. Sea rough. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots late. Rough sea easing. Southwest swell becoming heavy for a time. Tuesday: Southwest 15 knots, turning northwest 15 knots early, rising to 25 knots later. Sea becoming rough. Moderate southwest swell.

Colville

Saturday : Southerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots for a time in the afternoon. Sea slight. Long period northeast swell 1 metre.

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

Conway

Saturday : Westerly 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southeast 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 20 knots early. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Northerly 15 knots, becoming westerly 15 knots early. Becoming northerly 10 knots later.

Cook

Saturday : Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Southerly swell 1 metre at times.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Variable 10 knots. Southwest 15 knots developing in the morning. Turning southeast 15 knots in the afternoon. Monday: Southeast 10 knots, changing northwest 20 knots early. Tuesday: Northerly 20 knots, rising to northwest 30 knots early, easing to 20 knots late. Sea becoming rough for a time.

Foveaux

Saturday : Westerly 35 knots, easing to 25 knots in the morning. Very rough sea easing. Long period southwest swell rising to 4 metres for a time. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to westerly 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northwest 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Westerly 25 knots. Sea rough. Southwest swell becoming moderate.

Grey

Saturday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell 3 metres, easing late. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Westerly 10 knots, becoming northwest 15 knots but southwest 20 knots south of Abut Head early. Westerly swell becoming moderate.

Kaipara

Saturday : Southerly 15 knots. Sea slight. Long period southwest swell 2 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southerly 10 knots, rising to southeast 20 knots in the morning, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Southeast 10 knots.

Milford

Saturday : Southwest 20 knots. Sea moderate. Long period southwest swell 3 metres. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 15 knots, changing northerly 20 knots early. Moderate southwest swell. Tuesday: Northerly 20 knots, changing southwest 15 knots early. Moderate westerly swell.

Plenty

Saturday : Southwest 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Moderate sea easing. Long period northeast swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Monday: Variable 10 knots. Tuesday: Northerly 10 knots.

Portland

Saturday : Southwest 20 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Moderate sea easing. Long period southwest swell 1 metre.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Northerly 10 knots. Southerly swell becoming moderate. Monday: Variable 10 knots. South of East Cape - Moderate southerly swell. North of East Cape - Easterly swell becoming moderate for a time. Tuesday: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Moderate southeast swell south of East Cape.

Puysegur

Saturday : Westerly 30 knots but 20 knots north of Puysegur Point, becoming 20 knots everywhere in the morning. Rough sea in the north easing. Long period southwest swell 4 metres, easing late. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Westerly 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Northwest 20 knots, becoming northerly 25 knots but northwest 35 knots east of West Cape early. Sea becoming very rough in the east. Moderate southwest swell dying out. Moderate northwest swell developing. Tuesday: Becoming westerly 25 knots everywhere early. Very rough sea in the east easing early. Westerly swell becoming heavy.

Raglan

Saturday : Southwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots overnight. Moderate sea easing. Long period southwest swell 2 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Monday: Southwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing. Tuesday: Westerly 10 knots.

Rangitata

Saturday : Southwest 15 knots but 25 knots offshore. Becoming variable 10 knots everywhere about midday. Sea becoming rough for a time offshore. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell. Monday: Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots early. Moderate southerly swell easing. Tuesday: Northerly 10 knots, changing southeast 15 knots later.

Stephens

Saturday : Southwest 25 knots but 15 knots east of Stephens Island to Hawera. Rough sea in the west. West of Farewell Spit to Hawera: Long period southwest swell 2 metres. Elsewhere: Long period westerly swell 2 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Sunday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to 10 knots east of Farewell Spit to Hawera in the morning. Becoming southeast 15 knots everywhere in the evening. Moderate westerly swell easing. Monday: Southerly 10 knots. Tuesday: Southwest 10 knots, rising to westerly 20 knots early.

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