West Coast North Island:

Epic conditions forecast from Northland down to Raglan the winds will be fresh E/NE 10 to 15 knots for tomorrow morning with it strengthening into the afternoon.A slight increase in swell size throughout the day in the 2-3ft+ range SW at 12 sec on the exposed breaks and best mid to high tide. Swell on the open coast will rise into Saturday 3-4 ft + 14 second with stronger E/NE offshore winds. Looking like a easing in swell size 2-4 ft into Sunday with winds fresh from the northeast quarter.

In Taranaki Surf Highway will have light offshore wind conditions out of the SE for tomorrow AM and with a small clean long period swell 2-3 ft at 11 sec and slight rise in size for both Saturday & Sunday 3-4 ft 14 sec on the open coasts. A classic weekend coming up thru the exposed swell magnets with moderate ESE offshore winds early but SW sea breezes in the arvo.

North East Coast and BOP:

Seek some sheltered breaks over the next 3 days a period of solid swell in a heavy building trend along with freshening ENE winds for Friday. Expect a ramping up in swell size 4-5 ft+ range building slowly and for very solid again Saturday 3-5 ft + and Sunday sees slightly easing but still solid 3-4 ft + conditions but along with gusty onshore ENE winds.

East Coast North Island:

The wind clocks ENE for Friday with 2-2.5ft of NE swell close period with the onshore conditions continuing thru Saturday with a rise in swell size. Sunday sees a pick up in swell out of the NE to 2-4ft at 8 sec, and with more NE onshore winds clocking NNW in the arvo and offshore NW for Monday.

Wellington

Still great summer weather over the weekend but only a small lingering S swell maxing 1 ft in town with a fresh offshore NNW wind for both friday and into Saturday easing winds dying out at night. Sunday sees a decrease in size its basically flat with blustery NNW winds.

Kapiti: Nil swell on the Kapiti Coast rising onshore NNW wind conditions easing late Saturday. Sunday sees a rising onshore NNW winds but still only a small close wind swell.

West Coast, South Island:

Small long period 2-3ft of 11sec period SW swell, with light SW winds. Saturday a lift in swell size 2-4ft 14 sec period calm glassy early but winds clocking a light SW then variable overnight. Sunday sees a slight drop in swell with continuing SW sea breezes.

Christchurch & North East Coast:

North East Coast: Small but slowly building 2-2.5ft of NE close period swell along with fresh NE winds and then by evening going variable clocking light SW. Saturday sees 2-3ft of close period NE swell calm clean conditions early with the wind from the NE switching to N by the afternoon! Sunday brings 2-2.5ft of rising combo E / NE 6 secs period swell with gusty N-NW winds thru the day!

Christchurch: Small but slowly building 2-2.5ft of NE close period swell with rising NE winds but dropping away and clocking briefly SW offshore.Saturday small but clean lines again with calm glassy conditions at first light but NE winds fresh by the afternoon. On Sunday still only 2-2.5ft with variable winds shifting NE in the morning clocking gusty NNW by lunch.

Banks Peninsula: Small close period 2-2.5ft of NE swell thru NE facing coasts pretty much flat thru south swell magnets. light NE onshore winds clocking SW Friday late arvo. Saturday expect a slight rise in size in size around the 2- 3ft range with gusty NE winds by lunch.Rising 2-3ft+ of 6-7 sec period NE swell on Sunday with moderate NE winds clocking NW.

Dunedin:

Slowly rising 2-2.5ft of 11sec period SSE swell with light NW winds, turning NE by the afternoon.On Saturday a change to more a SSW direction 2- 4 ft a big 16 sec period swell, sp very long lulls between set waves along with moderate NE winds.Sunday sees a dropping swell from the S/SW in the 2-2.5ft range with with light NE winds,clocking NW freshening by late arvo.