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1 Jul 2025 18:20
NZ Recreational Marine and Coastal Forecasts
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    Home >Weather >Marine Forecasts >Recreational

    Recreational Marine: Bay of Plenty
    Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 1330hrs Tuesday 01-Jul-2025 by MetService

    NIL for PLENTY

    Situation:
    A large ridge of high pressure covers most of the country today, and weakens over central and southern New Zealand tomorrow. Meanwhile, showery westerlies continue in the far south, while a moist northeasterly flow develops over northern New Zealand, followed by an approaching front. On Thursday, a front moves southeastwards over northern and central New Zealand bringing heavy rain and strong northeast winds to many regions. On Friday, the front moves east of the country. On Saturday, a low in the Tasman Sea moves onto the North Island while a weak ridge moves onto southern New Zealand.

    Forecast issued at 1054hrs Tuesday 01-Jul-2025
    Valid to 1 pm Tuesday for Inshore waters from Matakana Island to Mayor Island to Motiti Island and then east to Torere River mouth.
    Tuesday: Southerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots in the afternoon. Northeast 10 knots developing east of Motuhora Island. Sea slight. Mainly fine. Fair visibility in a few evening showers in the east. Northeast swell 1 metre.
    Wednesday: Variable 5 knots but northeast 10 knots east of Motuhora Island. Becoming northeast 15 knots everywhere in the morning, then rising to 20 knots in the west in the afternoon. Sea becoming moderate in the west in the afternoon. Fair visibility in a few showers. Northeast swell 1 metre.

    Outlook until midnight Saturday:
    Thursday: Northeast 20 knots, rising to 30 knots in the morning. Easing to
    northerly 20 knots in the evening. Rain. Northerly swell 1 metre
    rising to 3 metres.
    Friday: Northerly 20 knots, easing to 10 knots early. Showers, clearing.
    Northerly swell 3 metres easing.
    Saturday: Northwest 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots later. Showers.
    Northerly swell 2 metres easing.

    High tide at Tauranga:

    High tide at Whakatane:




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