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20 Aug 2025 16:06
NZ Recreational Marine and Coastal Forecasts
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    Home >Weather >Marine Forecasts >Recreational

    Recreational Marine: Bay of Plenty
    Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 1128hrs Wednesday 20-Aug-2025 by MetService

    Situation:
    A ridge of high pressure spreads across the South Island today and tomorrow while a cold and showery southerly flow over the North Island gradually eases. A ridge of high pressure covers most of New Zealand from Friday through to Sunday. However, weak troughs are expected to bring showers to northern and eastern parts of the North Island as well as the west of the South Island.

    Forecast for Inshore waters from Matakana Island to Mayor Island to Motiti Island and then east to Torere River mouth

    Nil warnings
    Wednesday: Southerly 20 knots, changing southwest 15 knots early evening. Moderate sea easing early evening. Mainly fine. Northerly swell 1 metre dying out.
    Thursday: Southwest 15 knots, turning southerly 15 knots in the morning. Sea slight. Fine.
    Friday: Southerly 15 knots, easing to 10 knots in the morning. A few showers developing.
    Saturday: Southerly 10 knots, turning easterly 10 knots early. Fine. Easterly swell 1 metre developing.
    Sunday: Easterly 10 knots. Partly cloudy. Northeast swell 1 metre.

    High Tide at Tauranga:
    Wednesday 1634 1.8 metres
    Thursday 0453 1.7 metres

    High Tide at Whakatane:
    Wednesday 1610 2.0 metres
    Thursday 0430 1.9 metres




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