Waikato search and rescue staff face fierce conditions as they continue their search for a Hamilton fisherman swept off rocks near Raglan yesterday.
Sergeant Vince Ranger said the search for the man will resume about 9am today but said the weather forecast was for "rain, wind and swells, all combined".
"It's going to be a bit gnarly out there for the searchers, but that's what we do."
Searchers scoured the western Waikato shoreline yesterday while a helicopter mounted an aerial survey.
The man was fishing near Papanui Pt when he was swamped by a large wave.