Swells of up to 10m battered Northland's east coast on Sunday - and the bad news is the big waves could be back on Wednesday.
A southeasterly flow that remained fairly static to the northeast of Northland on Sunday had huge waves pound Northland's east coast, with the combined swell and wind swell reaching up to 10m in some places, MetService Meteorologist Kyle Lee said.
And, Lee said, the big swells will be back on Wednesday and combined with the king tides due this week, could lead to "coastal inundation" along parts of Northland's east coast.
Sunday's huge waves looked spectacular and Lee said the low-pressure system that stalled above Northland would bring more big swells.
''[The low] drew southeasterly winds along Northland's east coast, with strong winds of 45-50 knots (75-90km/h) in places. And with the strong winds come the big swells.