West Coast North Island:

Unfortunately light onshore conditions forecast from Northland down to Raglan apart from Friday morning when it should be glassy but SW sea breezes in the arvo with small to mid range surf. A slight decrease in swell size throughout the day in the 3-4ft+ range SW at 12 sec on the exposed breaks and best mid to high tide. Swell on the open coast will ease into Saturday 2-3 ft + 12 second with lighter WSW onshore winds. Looking like a easing in swell size 2-2.5 ft into Sunday with winds fresh from the WSW 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 12 sec and slight decay in size for both Saturday & Sunday 2-3 ft 12 sec on the open coasts. A OK weekend coming up thru the exposed swell magnets with variable winds early but SW sea breezes in the arvo.

North East Coast and BOP:

Seek the open exposed coasts over the next 3 days after weeks of surf its back to a small residual NE inconsistent swell only knee to thigh high for Friday. Saturday a slight lift 1-1.5 ft + and Sunday sees slightly more swell but still small 1-2 ft + conditions with light offshore WSW winds clocking NE sea breezes in the arvo then a building trend for Monday.

East Coast North Island:

The wind is variable for Friday coinciding with a clean 2-4 ft of SE swell a 9 sec period with NE onshore conditions in the arvo. Saturday has a slight decay in swell size still 2-3 ft + at 9 sec with calm early surface conditions but winds clocking NE mid morning. Sunday sees a smaller swell out of the SE to 2-2.5 ft + 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 more a SE groundswell thru SE open coasts. 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 3-4ft of 14 sec period calm glassy early but winds clocking a light SW then variable overnight. Sunday sees a slight rise in swell with winds clocking NW then SW becoming blustery.

Christchurch & North East Coast:

Small but slowly fading 2-2.5ft of SE long period swell along with fresh NE winds and then by evening going variable semi glassy. Saturday sees 2 ft of continuing SE swell calm clean conditions early with the wind from the NE switching to N by the afternoon! Sunday brings 1-2ft of rising combo residual SE / NE 6 secs period swell with gusty N-NW winds thru the day!

Christchurch: Small but slowly building 1 to 1- 5ft of NE close period swell with rising NE winds but dropping away overnight. Saturday small 1-2 ft but clean close lines again with calm glassy conditions at first light but NE winds fresh by the afternoon. On Sunday still only 1-2ft with variable winds shifting NE in the morning clocking gusty NNW by lunch.

Banks Peninsula: Small long period 2-2.5ft of residual SE swell thru south swell magnets. light NE onshore winds picking up but variable late arvo. Saturday expect a slight decrease in size around the 2 ft range with gusty10-15 knot NE winds by lunch. Easing 1-2 ft of 9 sec period SE swell on Sunday with light NE winds clocking warm blustery NW.

Dunedin:

Slowly fading 2-3 ft of 11sec period SSW swell with light NW winds, turning NE by the afternoon.On Saturday a change to more SSE direction size range 2- 2.5 ft a 11 sec period swell, very long lulls between set waves along with moderate NE winds.Sunday sees a dropping swell from the S/SE in the 2-2.5ft range with with freshening NW winds clocking SW by late arvo rising 25-35 knots.