Paraparaumu Weather

Coastal Marine ForecastLast updated: 5:00PM Sat, May 25, 2013

• Cook

  Forecast

  *GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northwest 25 knots rising to 35 knots Sunday morning.Sea becoming very rough. Southerly swell 1 metre easing.

  Outlook

  Outlook following 3 days: Changing Monday night southerly 35 knots, becoming Wednesday northwest 20 knots. Very rough sea, easing Wednesday. Southerly swell becoming moderate Monday and heavy for a time Tuesday.

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Leisure Marine ForecastLast updated: 6:10PM Sat, May 25, 2013

• Kapiti

  Inshore waters from Waitarere to Pukerua Bay and out to Kapiti Island.

  Situation

  A low over the Tasman Sea approaches the upper North Island today and moves across the North Island on Sunday, followed by disturbed west to southwest flow, which eases on Wednesday.

  Warning

  GALE warnings for COOK and STEPHENS

  Forecast

  Gale warning.

  Saturday: Northerly 15 knots. Sea slight. Fair visibility in a few showers.

  Sunday: Becoming westerly 25 knots gusting 35 knots in the morning, then rising to 35 knots gusting 45 knots in the afternoon. Slight sea becoming rough in the morning and very rough in the afternoon. Fair visibility in a few showers.

  Outlook

  Outlook until midnight Wednesday: Monday: Northwest easing to 20 knots in the evening. Cloudy periods, odd shower. Tuesday: Early change to southwest 25 knots. Showers. Wednesday: Southwest dying out and northwest 15 knots developing. Becoming fine.

  Swell

  Swell forecast to midnight Wednesday: Northwest half a metre, rising to 3 metres Monday, then easing to half a metre on Tuesday. Southwest 1 metre developing on Tuesday.