The ocean is putting on a show for beach-goers in Hawke's Bay as swells start to build.
![Big waves hit the Napier coast line. Photo / Warren Buckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/XLQVTVCD2ZPX27CAWVVLUPMVAM.jpg?auth=20b2945b32fa4dcc6778bb32f605d54a94252cb3d55cea1a7ce503b02ec31a54&width=16&height=9&quality=70&smart=true)
MetService meteorologist Karl Loots said due to a low pressure system sweeping over New Zealand earlier in the week, southerlies are now lingering over Hawke's Bay.
![A fisherman tries his luck in the big swells. Photo / Warren Buckland](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LIEOJC7S2J7SY6AKRFQY5QTJXA.jpg?auth=803447126b953b95dfc2d14ebb759c3ddd9e6ab5541575f773a1f5c96f0f5ef0&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
"Those southerlies are causing the big swells that you see."