Whakatāneweather
- Updated
- Sunrise:
- Sunset:
16°C
- 21°C11°C
Fine, apart from the chance of a late evening shower. Northerlies easing this evening.
- 21°C13°C
Cloudy periods, with a few showers. Northerlies in the afternoon.
- 21°C12°C
Mostly cloudy with the chance of a shower. Easterlies.
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Marine Recreational Forecasts - Whakatāne
Area Description:
Bay of Plenty
Situation:
A ridge of high pressure over Aotearoa/New Zealand slowly moves away to the east today while a series of fronts move onto the western and lower South Island during the second half of the day. Tomorrow, the fronts become slow moving over the South Island. On Sunday, the slow moving fronts over the South Island sink southwards, while an east to northeast flow covers the North Island. A northeast flow pushes across the rest of the country on Monday as a low pressure system to the north and west of New Zealand approaches. On Tuesday, the trough of low pressure moves onto the North Island, and across the South Island. During Wednesday, the trough of low pressure becomes slow near eastern Bay of Plenty, while a front over the Tasman Sea moves over the South Island.
Warnings:
Forecasts:
For Bay of Plenty:
Today: Northerly 10 knots, turning northeast 10 knots this evening. Sea slight. Cloudy periods. Chance of a late shower. Northeast swell half a metre, rising to a metre.
Outlook:
For Bay of Plenty:
Saturday: Northeast 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots for a time in the morning. Sea slight. Mostly cloudy with fair visibility in a few showers. Northeast swell 1 metre.
Sunday: Variable 5 knots. Easterly 10 knots developing in the morning, rising to 20 knots in the afternoon. Showers. Northeast swell 1 metre.
Monday: Easterly 20 knots. A few showers. Northeast swell rising to 2 metres.
Tuesday: Northeast 25 knots. Showers. Northeast swell 2 metres.
Swell:
Marine Coastal Forecasts - Plenty
Forecast:
Friday: Variable 10 knots but easterly 15 knots offshore. Sea slight. Easterly swell 1 metre offshore. Fair visibility in late evening showers.
Outlook:
Outlook following 3 days:
Saturday: Northeast 10 knots. Sea slight. Easterly swell 1 metre offshore.
Sunday: Northeast 10 knots, rising to easterly 20 knots in the morning. Northeast swell becoming moderate.
Monday: Easterly 25 knots. Sea rough. Moderate easterly swell.
Tuesday: Northeast 30 knots. Sea rough. Moderate easterly swell.