The North Island is in for a miserable end to the week with a forecast of heavy rain, severe gales and large swells.
MetService has issued a number of watches and warnings as a low-pressure system is expected to move across the island from tomorrow evening.
Niwa said over the next 48 hours moisture from the tropics will fuel rain, some heavy, as well as thunderstorms.
“Strong, possibly damaging, wind gusts are also likely,” it said.
An orange heavy rain warning is in place for the Coromandel Peninsula from 1am on Friday through to 1am Saturday.