Weather Information

Sea Area Forecasts
Marine Forecasts
Weather Schedule of Broadcast Times
Metservice Weather Maps
Metservice Observations
Australian Bureau of Met Charts
Tides

Sea Area Forecasts

MetService Sea Area Forecasts cover a wider area and further offshore than the the Recreational forecasts.
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Marine Forecasts 

MetService Recreational Marine Forecasts are ideal if you are boating in these close-to-shore areas today or checking likely conditions for tomorrow.
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Weather Schedule of Broadcast Times 

The following broadcasts are made daily. They include weather broadcasts, wind warnings, navigational warnings, station notices and the Coastguard Member Message Service. An initial call is made on VHF Channel 16 prior to broadcast. Remember that local area forecasts are broadcasted continuously on Channels 20, 21, 22 and 23.

Tel : 09 303 4303; 0508 RESCUE; Cellphone: *500

CALLING CHANNEL WORKING CHANNEL BROADCAST / ROUTINE TIMES
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 0705hrs
  60/61/83 Far North 0730hrs;
1330hrs;
1730hrs;
1930hrs;
16 80 & 82 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 0805hrs
  81 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 0815hrs
  64, 84, 85 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 0830hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 0905hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 1105hrs
16 80 & 82 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 1205hrs
  64, 84, 85 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 1230hrs
  81 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 1215hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 1305hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 1505hrs
16 80 & 82 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 1605hrs
  64, 84, 85 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 1630hrs
  81 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 1615hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 1705hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 1905hrs
16 80 & 82 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 2005hrs
  64, 84, 85 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 2030hrs
  81 & 86 Broadcast of weather, tides, station notices, member messages 2015hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 2105hrs
  All Channels Wind Warning (if issued) 2305hrs

 
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Metservice Weather Maps

MetService Weather Maps are available as the current situation (also known as recent maps) and as a prognosis of what the situation is forecast to be one day, two days and three days ahead. Note that as in much weather information the base time used is UTC (Coordinated Universal Time, which used to be known as Grenwich Mean Time).
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Metservice Observations

MetService rain radars show rain activity over the three main centres of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.  Satellite imagery of New Zealand and the Tasman Sea is also available.
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Australian Bureau of Met Charts 

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology provide current weather maps which cover all of Australia, the Tasman Sea and New Zealand. They also provide two 36-hour forecasts, as at 0000 hours UTC and 1200 hours UTC.
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Tides 

To find more information about tides and tide times in New Zealand, follow this link: Land Information New Zealand  
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