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Coastal Forecasts for New Zealand

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Abel"> Variable 10 knots. Becoming northeast 15 knots Thursday afternoon. Sea slight. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly rising early Friday 30 knots and overnight Friday 40 knots with very rough sea. Turning early Saturday northwest 20 knots. Moderate northwest swell developing Friday.
Brett"> Southerly 15 knots, becoming northeast 20 knots in the morning and rising to 30 knots Thursday evening. Sea becoming rough. Southeast swell 1 metre at times. Fair visibility in showers Thursday evening. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 30 knots with rough sea. Change early Sunday southeast 15 knots.
Castlepoint"> Southerly 15 knots. Becoming northeast during the morning, rising to 25 knots Thursday night. Sea becoming rough. Southerly swell 3 metres, easing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly rising late Friday 40 knots with very rough sea, change early Sunday northwest 25 knots.
Chalmers"> Variable 10 knots. Becoming northeast 15 knots tonight. Sea slight. Southerly swell 2 metres, easing. Outlook following 3 days: Northeast 20 knots rising Friday afternoon northerly 30 knots with rough sea. Turning late Saturday northwest 15 knots. Northeast swell becoming moderate for a time Saturday.
Chatham Islands"> Southerly 25 knots easing to 15 knots Thursday afternoon and dying out at night. Rough sea easing. Southerly swell rising to 4 metres for a time. Fair visibility in showers, clearing tonight. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 15 knots developing Friday morning, rising late Friday 30 knots and early Saturday 40 knots with very rough sea. Change early Sunday northwest 20 knots. Moderate southwest swell. Moderate northwest swell developing Sunday.
Colville"> Southerly 15 knots, becoming northeast Thursday afternoon. Sea slight. Southeast swell 1 metre at times. Fair visibility in showers Thursday evening. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 20 knots, rising for a time Saturday 35 knots with very rough sea. Change Sunday southerly 10 knots.
Conway"> Southerly 15 knots becoming northeast overnight and rising to 25 knots offshore Tuesday evening. Sea becoming rough offshore. Southerly swell 2 metres, easing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 25 knots, rising late Friday 40 knots with very rough sea. Change late Saturday northwest 25 knots. Northeast swell becoming moderate for a time Saturday.
Cook"> Southerly 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots tonight. Northerly 15 knots developing during the morning, rising to 25 knots Thursday night. Sea becoming rough. Southerly swell 2 metres, easing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly rising late Friday 45 knots with high sea, then easing late Saturday 35 knots, and Sunday 25 knots. Moderate northerly swell developing Friday.
Foveaux"> Northwest 15 knots, rising to northerly 25 knots Thursday evening. Sea becoming rough. Southerly swell 2 metres, easing. Outlook following 3 days: Northeast rising early Friday 30 knots. Becoming Saturday northwest 35 knots at times with very rough sea. Southwest swell becoming moderate on Sunday.
Grey"> *GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Variable 10 knots. Becoming northeast 15 knots in the morning, rising to 25 knots Thursday afternoon and to 35 knots in the evening. Sea becoming very rough. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Northwest swell 2 metres developing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 40 knots at times with very rough sea.Change late Saturday westerly 20 knots. Moderate northwest swell.
Kaipara"> Southeast 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots in the morning and rising to 25 knots Thursday evening. Sea becoming rough. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 30 knots with rough sea. Change early Sunday southeast 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing Thursday. Moderate westerly swell developing Saturday.
Milford"> *GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Variable 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots tonight. Rising to 25 knots in the morning and to 40 knots Thursday afternoon. Sea becoming very rough. Southwest swell 2 metres. Northwest swell 3 metres developing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 40 knots with very rough sea. Easing early Saturday northwest 25 knots, rising late Saturday northwest 35 knots for a time. Northwest swell becoming heavy Saturday.
Plenty"> Southerly 15 knots, becoming northeast Thursday evening. Sea slight. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 20 knots, rising Saturday 35 knots with very rough sea. Change Sunday westerly 10 knots.
Portland"> Southwest 25 knots, easing to southerly 15 knots this evening. Becoming easterly 10 knots in the morning, but 20 knots about East Cape. Rough sea easing. Southerly swell 3 metres, easing. Fair visibility in showers, clearing overnight. Outlook following 3 days: Becoming northerly 15 knots early Friday, rising late Friday 40 knots with very rough sea. Turning early Sunday northwest 10 knots.
Puysegur"> *GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northwest 15 knots, rising to northerly 25 knots tonight. Becoming northeast 35 knots west of West Cape in the morning and rising to 45 knots Thursday afternoon. Sea becoming high in west. Southwest swell 2 metres. Northwest swell 3 metres developing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 45 knots with high sea. Becoming early Saturday westerly 30 knots. Rising late Saturday northwest 45 knots for a time. Northwest swell becoming heavy Friday.
Raglan"> Southeast 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots in the morning and rising to 25 knots Thursday evening. Sea becoming rough. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly rising late Friday 35 knots with very rough sea. Turning early Saturday northwest 25 knots. Becoming Sunday westerly 10 knots. Moderate northwest swell developing Saturday.
Rangitata"> Variable 10 knots. Becoming northeast 15 knots tonight. Sea slight. Southerly swell 2 metres, easing. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly rising Friday 30 knots with rough sea.Change late Saturday northwest 15 knots. Northeast swell becoming moderate for a time Saturday.
Stephens"> Southeast 10 knots, tending northeast in the morning. Rising to 25 knots west of line from Cape Egmont to Cape Fairwell Thursday evening. Sea becoming rough in west. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres in the west. Outlook following 3 days: Northerly 35 knots, rising late Friday 45 knots west of Cape Egmont with high sea. Turning early Saturday northwest 25 knots.Moderate northwest swell developing Friday.

New Zealand Short Range Forecast - Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 23:18

  • From Northland to Wellington, also Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty and the Central PlateauFine, with frosts at first, possibly severe for some inland places. Cloud increasing later in the day from Taranaki and Taupo northwards, especially from Northland to Coromandel with a few light showers there.
  • Gisborne, Hawkes Bay and WairarapaCloudy areas, with isolated showers along the coast at first, but becoming fine by afternoon.
  • For all the South IslandFine in most places with frosts this morning, severe inland. However, fog patches again for some inland valleys and basins, and cloud increasing later in the west from Nelson to Fiordland with late drizzle for South Westland.
  • Chatham IslandsOften cloudy.

New Zealand Long Range Forecast - Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 23:18

  • FridayNorth Island, rain spreading to most places, sometimes heavy in Taranaki, but remaining dry in the east. South Island, rain developing in the west, with some heavy falls about Nelson, and a few falls reaching the east coast. Northerlies strengthening, and rising to gale in Taranaki, and from Wairarapa to Canterbury.
  • SaturdayNorth Island, periods of rain but only scattered falls near the east coast. South Island, rain in the west, fine or becoming fine in the east. Strong or gale northerlies gradually turning lighter westerly from the south.
  • SundayNorth Island, showers in the north and west, clearing and becoming mainly fine everywhere. South Island, showers in the west and south, mainly fine elsewhere.
  • Chatham IslandsCloudy periods developing on Friday, and northerly winds strengthening. On Saturday, rain developing, and northerlies rising to gale for a time. Winds tending westerly and easing on Sunday, and rain clearing to occasional showers.

Weather Stories

Motorists warned over road conditions
(NZPA) - Wintry conditions have again forced motorists to be careful of ice and snow on roads throughout the country.
Freezing weather contributing factor to boy's death
(NZPA) - Police have ruled out foul play in the death of a 14-year-old Taupo boy, with died outdoors in freezing weather at the weekend.
Icy blast continues to wreak havoc
(NZPA) - Motorists around the country continue to be stymied by the weather as roads stay closed due to snow and ice, particularly in the central North Island.

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Weather History

Jul 9 1996

A three kilometre stretch of the Tairei River at Henley,southwest of Dunedin, was covered in ice. A local said "...you can throw stones on it and they slide along. My husband saw a pukeko land on the ice and it slid right across the river and hit the bank". The ice followed a week of heavy frosts.

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