Abel

North of Separation Point: Northwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots tonight, then turning southeast 15 knots Friday afternoon. Elsewhere: Northerly 15 knots easing to variable 10 knots tonight, then becoming northeast 15 knots late morning. Sea becoming rough for a time in the north. Poor visibility in occasional rain developing in the morning, easing Friday evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Variable 10 knots but southeast 15 knots north of Separation Point, becoming throughout late Sunday variable 10 knots.

Brett

Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Easterly swell 1 metre.
Outlook following 3 days: Variable 10 knots. Moderate northeast swell developing for a time on Saturday.

Castlepoint

Northeast 20 knots, turning northwest tonight. Changing southwest 30 knots in the morning, and easing to 15 knots Friday evening. Sea becoming rough for a time. Southeast swell 2 metres easing. Poor visibility in showers developing in the morning, easing Friday evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 15 knots dying out Monday. Moderate southerly swell developing Saturday.

Chalmers

*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northeast 15 knots changing southwest 35 knots early evening, then easing to 25 knots tonight. Sea becoming very rough for a time. Northeast swell 2 metres easing. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Poor visibility in showers developing early evening, easing tonight.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 25 knots with rough sea, easing early Sunday 15 knots and dying out late Monday. Moderate southwest swell.

Chatham Islands

Southeast 15 knots becoming variable 10 knots tonight. Northwest 15 knots developing in the morning, then changing southwest 20 knots late Friday evening. Sea becoming moderate. Southeast swell 2 metres easing. Fair visibility in showers developing late Friday evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest rising Saturday morning 25 knots with rough sea. Moderate southwest swell developing late Saturday.

Colville

Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Easterly swell 1 metre.
Outlook following 3 days: Variable 10 knots. Developing late Sunday northeast 15 knots.

Conway

*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northeast 15 knots turning southwest tonight, then rising to 35 knots early morning. Easing to southwest 25 knots late morning, and to southerly 15 knots Friday afternoon. Sea becoming very rough for a time. Easterly swell 2 metres easing. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres for a time. Poor visibility in showers developing early morning, easing Friday afternoon.
Outlook following 3 days: Southerly 20 knots dying out Sunday afternoon.Moderate southerly swell developing Saturday.

Cook

*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northerly 30 knots, easing to 20 knots tonight. Changing southerly 35 knots mid-morning, then easing to 25 knots late morning and to 15 knots Friday evening. Sea becoming very rough for a time. Southeast swell 1 metre. Poor visibility in showers developing in the morning, easing Friday evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Southerly rising Saturday morning 20 knots, then easing late Monday southeast 10 knots.

Foveaux

Southwest 25 knots, easing to 15 knots overnight. Rough sea easing. Northeast swell in the east,2 metres easing.Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Poor visibility in showers easing this evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 15 knots tending late Monday northwest 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell.

Grey

Northerly 15 knots changing southwest 15 knots but 25 knots offshore tonight, then easing to southwest 15 knots everywhere Friday evening. Sea becoming rough offshore for a time. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Poor visibility in rain, spreading north this evening, and clearing in the morning.
Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Saturday morning variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell, easing Sunday.

Kaipara

Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Southwest swell 1 metre.
Outlook following 3 days: Developing Saturday morning southerly 15 knots, then dying out Sunday.

Milford

*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Southwest 25 knots, rising to 35 knots Friday evening. Sea becoming very rough. Southwest swell 2 metres. Northerly swell 1 metre dying out. Poor visibility in rain clearing this evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest easing Saturday morning 25 knots and dying out early Sunday. Very rough sea easing. Moderate southwest swell.

Plenty

Northerly 15 knots, turning westerly this evening. Sea slight. Easterly swell 1 metre.
Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Saturday afternoon northeast 15 knots.

Portland

Variable 10 knots becoming northwest 20 knots north of Tokomaru Bay this evening. Southwest 15 knots developing in the south in the morning, and becoming variable 10 knots in the north Friday evening. Sea becoming moderate in the north for a time. Southeast swell 2 metres easing. Fair visibility in showers developing Friday afternoon.
Outlook following 3 days: Southerly 15 knots but variable 10 knots in the north. Becoming Saturday afternoon southeast 20 knots in the north,then dying out everywhere late Sunday. Moderate southerly swell developing late Saturday.

Puysegur

Southwest 25 knots easing to 15 knots this evening, then rising to southerly 25 knots north of Puysegeur Point Friday evening. Sea rough at times. Southwest swell 2 metres. Northwest swell 2 metres dying out. Poor visibility in showers easing this evening.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 15 knots but southerly 25 knots north of Puysegur Point, easing late Sunday throughout southerly 15 knots. Becoming Monday variable 10 knots in the north and westerly 15 knots elsewhere. Rough sea in the north, easing. Moderate southwest swell.

Raglan

Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Southwest swell 1 metre.
Outlook following 3 days: Developing early Saturday southwest 15 knots. Changing early Sunday easterly 15 knots, then dying out Monday.

Rangitata

*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Northeast 15 knots changing southerly 35 knots late evening, then easing to 25 knots overnight and to 15 knots in the morning. Sea becoming very rough for a time. Easterly swell 2 metres easing. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres for a time. Fair visibility in showers developing this evening, easing overnight.
Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 15 knots but 25 knots offshore with rough sea, easing throughout Saturday afternoon southerly 10 knots. Tending late Monday northeast 10 knots. Moderate southerly swell developing Saturday.

Stephens

Northwest 20 knots, changing southeast 15 knots but southwest 15 knots west of Cape Farewell to Cape Egmont Friday afternoon. Moderate sea easing. Southwest swell in the west 1 metre. Northwest swell in east, 1 metre dying out. Poor visibility in occasional rain developing late morning, clearing Friday night.
Outlook following 3 days: Becoming throughout Saturday afternoon southeast 25 knots with rough sea, then easing late Sunday 15 knots.