Recreational Marine: Hawke Bay Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 0130hrs Friday 26-Apr-2024 by MetService Situation: A series of cold fronts move up the North Island on Friday as a ridge of high pressure begins to develop to the south. This ridge persists across the country through to Monday, apart from another front which dissipates quickly over the lower South Island early Saturday. Forecast issued at 2252hrs Thursday 25-Apr-2024 Valid to 1 am Friday for Inshore waters between Cape Kidnappers and Portland Island. Strong wind advisory. Friday: Northerly 15 knots, rising to 20 knots for a time this morning. Changing southwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots this afternoon. Sea becoming rough this afternoon. Fair visibility in a period of scattered rain, becoming fine this evening. Southeast swell half a metre, but southerly swell 1 metre in the east at first, also easing to half a metre. Outlook until midnight Monday: Saturday: Southwest 25 knots, easing to 10 knots in the morning, then to variable 5 knots in the afternoon. Fine. Southeast swell half a metre, but southerly swell rising to 1 metre in the east. Sunday: Variable 5 knots, becoming northeast 10 knots later. Fine. Southeast swell half a metre, but southerly swell 1 metre in the east. Monday: Variable 5 knots, becoming northeast 10 knots later. Partly cloudy. Southeast swell half a metre, but southerly swell 1 metre in the east. High tide at Napier: Article © 2024 Metservice, Funded by the NZ Government Data is for information only. New Zealand City disclaims all liability or responsibility for any loss or damage that may result from the action or failure to act by any person in reliance on any information provided herein. |
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