Here we provide links to related information provided by other organisations.

US Naval Research Lab

Ocean Currents for the New Zealand Region

MetService

Forecasts

• Coastal Marine Forecasts
• Short Forecasts for NZ
• Recreational Marine Forecasts
  • Auckland
  • Kapiti
  • Wellington
  • Christchurch
• High Seas Forecasts

The Severe Weather Outlook is also updated as the occasion demands.

Mean sea level analyses

These are available three hours after indicated time.

• Tasman Sea & NZ
• Southwest Pacific

Southwest Pacific Prognoses

These are issued twice-daily, generally available by 4 hours after the analysis time.

• 30 hours ahead
• 48 hours ahead
• 72 hours ahead

Radar Images

Images for the following times are generated approximately 30 minutes after each nominal time.

• Auckland
• Wellington
• Christchurch

Bureau of Meteorology

The Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne, Australia provides the following mean sea level (MSL)analysis and forecasts.

• Latest Analysis Chart– MSL Pressure
• Forecast Chart– MSL Pressure Prognosis, valid at 0000 UTC
• Forecast Chart– MSL Pressure Prognosis, valid at 1200 UTC

Centre for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)

Forecast maps produced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP, formerly the National Meteorological Center) in Washington DC are formatted by the Centre for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA) using the Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS). The forecast data come from a computer model operated by the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) at the NCEP.

The model is run every day at 00:00 UTC (12:00 NZST). A variety of forecast fields are available for both the Australia-New Zealand region and the Southern Hemisphere.