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10 Oct 2025 4:56
NZ Recreational Marine and Coastal Forecasts
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    Home >Weather >Marine Forecasts >Recreational

    Recreational Marine: Christchurch
    Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 2242hrs Thursday 09-Oct-2025 by MetService

    Situation:
    Today, a front moves up the South Island and stalls over central New Zealand. Tomorrow, a moist northwesterly flow spreads across the country, with several embedded fronts affecting much of New Zealand. Embedded fronts in the moist northwesterly flow continue to affect the country on Sunday. On Monday, a front lies over the North Island, while a ridge moves onto the South Island. The front moves away to the east on Tuesday, as the ridge extends over the North Island.

    Forecast for Inshore waters from Lyttelton Harbour to the Waimakariri River mouth

    Nil warnings
    Friday: Northerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots this morning, then rising to northerly 15 knots for a time this afternoon and early evening. Moderate sea easing this morning. Mainly fine. High cloud.
    Saturday: Northerly 10 knots, rising to 15 knots in the morning. Fine.
    Sunday: Northeast 10 knots, changing westerly 20 knots early. Easing to variable 5 knots late. Fine.
    Monday: Variable 5 knots, becoming northeast 15 knots early. Turning southerly 10 knots later. Rain developing.

    High Tide at Lyttelton:
    Friday 0731 2.6 metres
    Friday 1957 2.4 metres




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