Early afternoon aerial view 🛰️
🔎 It's a sunny day for many! See all the clear sky in the satellite image below ⬇️ You can even make the snow on the Southern Alps! 🏔️
Still cloudy though for those in the southeast of the North Island and the far south of the South Island.
metservice.com
Swell Forecast (Wednesday to Thursday morning) 🌊
The heavy swell around our coast (above 4 metres) will continue to track to the northeast today and ease around our shorelines as high pressure builds in from the Tasman Sea.
Latest marine forecasts: metservice.com/marine
🟡 Yellow Strong Wind Watches remain in place for coastal parts of Gisborne/Tairawhiti and Hawke's Bay from Tolaga Bay to Mahia Peninsula, coastal parts of Wairarapa and the Tararua District, and the Chatham Islands, easing later today (Tuesday) 🟡
Huge thanks to Greater Wellington Regional Council, Environment Canterbury, and Port Otago for the wave observations reported here, and to the many other wave buoy providers whose observations help us figure out how well the wave models are doing when we're forecasting 💙
Find out when swells are easing in your local coastal forecast here: www.metservice.com/marine/coastal