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8 Dec 2025 15:01
NZ Recreational Marine and Coastal Forecasts
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    Home >Weather >Marine Forecasts >Recreational

    Recreational Marine: Hawke Bay
    Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 1115hrs Monday 08-Dec-2025 by MetService

    Situation:
    A ridge persists over the North Island. A couple of fronts move north over the South Island and weaken today. Another front approaches the far south of the South Island from the south Tasman Sea late tomorrow. A front moves slowly northwards over the South Island on Wednesday and weakens, while, another front, which is followed by a change to strong southwesterlies, brings areas of rain to the southern and eastern South Island on Thursday. Meanwhile, a weak ridge of high pressure persists over the North Island, keeping a subtropical low pressure system to the northeast of the North Island at arm's length. A strong southwesterly flow spreads northwards over New Zealand on Friday.

    Forecast for Inshore waters between Cape Kidnappers and Portland Island

    Nil warnings
    Monday: Variable 5 knots. Northeast 10 knots developing this afternoon. Changing southwest 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Mainly fine. Chance of an afternoon or evening shower.
    Tuesday: Southwest 10 knots, becoming easterly 15 knots in the afternoon. Easing to variable 5 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Fine. Southeast swell 1 metre developing.
    Wednesday: Variable 5 knots. Northeast 10 knots developing in the morning, rising to 20 knots in the afternoon. Fine. Southeast swell 1 metre dying out.
    Thursday: Easterly 15 knots, easing to variable 5 knots late. Fine.
    Friday: Variable 5 knots, becoming southerly 25 knots early, easing to 15 knots late. Fine. Southerly swell 2 metres developing.

    High Tide at Napier:
    Monday 2123 1.8 metres
    Tuesday 0948 1.9 metres




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