Christchurch
At
8°C
- Sunrise:
- Sunset:
Mainly fine, areas of low cloud and isolated showers developing this evening. Southwesterlies, easing this evening.
Mainly fine with morning frosts. Cloud increasing in the evening with drizzle possible. Northeasterlies.
Fine. Northerlies developing in the morning.
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Marine Recreational Forecasts - Christchurch
Area Description:
Christchurch
Situation:
A low in the northern Tasman Sea approaches the northern North Island, while a weak ridge of high pressure covers the rest of the country. Tomorrow, the low moves east across the North Island, while a ridge covers much of the South Island. A weakening front moves east onto the lower South Island on Friday. Over the weekend, a ridge builds over the South Island, while a showery southerly flow affects the North Island.
Warnings:
Forecasts:
For Christchurch: Today: Southwest 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Cloud clearing and becoming fine. Easterly swell 1 metre.
Outlook:
For Christchurch: Thursday: Variable 5 knots. Sea smooth. Mainly fine. Easterly swell half a metre to 1 metre. Friday: Variable 5 knots, becoming northerly 10 knots for a time in the morning. Partly cloudy. Saturday: Variable 5 knots, becoming westerly 10 knots late. Partly cloudy. Sunday: Westerly 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots early. Fine.
Swell:
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Conway
Forecast:
Wednesday: Southwest 20 knots but variable 10 knots north of Kaikoura Peninsula. Then becoming variable 10 knots everywhere in the evening. Moderate sea in the south, easing. Easterly swell rising to 2 metres. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days: Thursday: Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres. Easterly swell 2 metres easing. Friday: Variable 10 knots. Northeast 15 knots developing in the morning, becoming northwest 10 knots in the evening. Moderate southerly swell. Saturday: Westerly 10 knots. Moderate southeast swell easing. Sunday: Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots later.
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Rangitata
Forecast:
Wednesday: Southwest 25 knots, but 15 knots inshore. Rough sea offshore. Easterly swell rising to 2 metres. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days: Thursday: Southwest 10 knots, but 20 knots offshore, easing to variable 10 knots everywhere in the morning. Sea becoming moderate for a time. Southwest swell 2 metres. Easterly swell 2 metres easing. Friday: Northerly 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell. Saturday: Northwest 10 knots, becoming variable 10 knots but southwest 20 knots offshore early. Moderate southeast swell. Sunday: Becoming variable 10 knots everywhere early. Moderate southeast swell easing.
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Chatham Islands
Forecast:
Wednesday: Northerly 20 knots, turning westerly 20 knots in the evening. Sea moderate. Easterly swell 5 metres easing. Southwest swell 1 metre.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days: Thursday: Westerly 25 knots, easing to southwest 15 knots in the afternoon, then easing to variable 10 knots in the evening. Rough sea easing. Easterly swell 3 metres easing. Southwest swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in occasional rain, easing in the afternoon. Friday: Variable 10 knots. Southerly 15 knots developing in the morning. Moderate southerly swell. Saturday: Southwest 25 knots, easing to southerly 15 knots late. Rough sea easing. Moderate southerly swell. Sunday: Southerly 20 knots. Moderate southerly swell.