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Marine Recreational Forecasts - Hawke Bay

Area Description:

Inshore waters between Cape Kidnappers and Portland Island.

Situation:

A series of troughs over the North Island weaken late Tuesday as the low moves away to the east. A ridge of high pressure lies slow moving over the country on Wednesday, while a trough moves over the lower South Island and becomes slow moving. An active front moves up the South Island late Thursday and across the North Island during Friday, followed by strong, cold southerlies. A low deepens on the front to the east of the North Island late Friday.

Warnings:

NIL

Forecasts:

Tuesday: Southeast 15 knots. Sea slight. Fair visibility in occasional rain. Southerly swell 1 metre.

Outlook:

Outlook until midnight Friday: Wednesday: Southeast 15 knots, easing to variable 5 knots late. Occasional rain, clearing later. Southeast swell 1 metre. Thursday: Variable 5 knots, becoming northerly 10 knots. Fine. Southeast swell 1 metre. Friday: Westerly 10 knots, turning southerly 15 knots early, rising to 25 knots late. Partly cloudy, rain developing. Southeast swell 1 metre.

Swell:

Marine Coastal Forecasts - Portland

Forecast:

Tuesday : Southeast 15 knots. Rising to 25 knots north of Tologa Bay in the morning. Sea becoming rough in the north. Long period southwest swell 2 metres, easing. Easterly swell 2 metres developing. Poor visibility in periods of rain.

Outlook:

Outlook following 3 days: Wednesday: Easterly 15 knots, but 25 knots in the north for a time early morning. Rough sea in the north, easing. Thursday: Easterly 10 knots, turning northerly 15 knots. Friday: Westerly 15 knots, changing southerly 25 knots south of Mahia Peninsula. Sea becoming rough in the west.