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11 Jul 2025 13:24
NZ Recreational Marine and Coastal Forecasts
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    Home >Weather >Marine Forecasts >Recreational

    Recreational Marine: Bay of Islands
    Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 1135hrs Friday 11-Jul-2025 by MetService

    GALE for BRETT

    Situation:
    An active front over the Tasman Sea crosses the country today, bringing a strong northeasterly flow and periods of heavy rain. Tomorrow, the front moves away to the east, followed by showery northwesterlies. On Sunday, a broad trough moves onto New Zealand, bringing rain or showers to western areas. On Monday, the trough moves away to the east, followed by a narrow ridge of high pressure. On Tuesday, a front crosses the country from the west, followed by another narrow ridge of high pressure.

    Forecast issued at 1118hrs Friday 11-Jul-2025
    Valid to 11 am Friday for Bay of Islands Recreational Marine Area.
    Gale warning.
    Friday: Northeasterly 25 knots gusting 35 knots, rising to northerly 30 knots gusting 40 knots in the afternoon, then to 35 knots gusting 45 knots for a time early evening. Easing to northwest 15 knots late evening. Sea becoming very rough for a time early evening. Poor visibility in rain. Possible thunderstorms from afternoon. Northeast swell rising to 2 metres.
    Saturday: Northwest 15 knots, easing to 10 knots in the evening. Sea slight. Partly cloudy. Chance of a shower. Northeast swell 2 metres.

    Outlook until midnight Tuesday:
    Sunday: Northwest 10 knots, easing to variable 5 knots in the afternoon.
    Showers developing. Easterly swell 2 metres easing.
    Monday: Variable 5 knots, becoming southwest 10 knots early. Cloud clearing
    and becoming fine. Easterly swell 1 metre.
    Tuesday: Westerly 10 knots, rising to 20 knots early. Fine. Easterly swell 1
    metre.

    High tide at Opua:




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