Wellington weather

Wellington Airport says high winds are making it unsafe for baggage handlers to operate and MetService says gusts of up to 120kmh have been recorded there today ...

But before you go just check that the road and route you're taking is open." "That is likely to cause some surface flooding and possible slips in that part of the region," Holmes said. "Likewise it's likely to affect Wellington harbour in a similar way - we're expecting an increase of between 10 and 20cm of water in the harbour during the course of the next day or so." "The good news is that the highest waves, the seven metre waves, are not expected to coincide with high tide and that's likely to be around midnight or the early hours of the morning. Despite that, the size of the waves meant that people were encouraged to stay away from the coastal area, Holmes said. Regional manager Jeremy Holmes said 5m waves were expected from later this afternoon and they would increase to 7m waves early this evening.By tomorrow morning the waves were expected to have dropped back to about 4m, he said.

An Interislander ferry was hammered by waves this morning as it navigated the Cook Strait before sailings were canned for the rest of the day.

A spokesperson for the ferry said safety was the company's biggest priority and conditions in Cook Strait made it unsuitable to sail. However, the weather deteriorated faster than expected, and the ship returned to port before it made it out of the harbour. "It was super-duper rough. The person said there were bound to be a few sick people and imagined everyone would have been quite relieved when the ferry made it to Picton at 2pm. I was in my cabin and things were falling over and there were a few times when I had to hold on to the railing to keep myself up. "There were times when you felt like you were getting pushed down into the deck and other times when you could jump and float up."

Three Metlink train routes are being replaced by buses as stormy weather causes delays for Wellington commuters – but the replacements are taking a while to ...

Extensive surface flooding has affected parts of South Wairarapa near Martinborough. Lake Ferry road was closed in the morning due to flooding but recently reopened. Marine Drive is now open but the Hutt City Council is urging motorists take extreme care and to avoid if at all possible. Staff at the station advised commuters: “while the buses are coming, it might be faster to ring someone to come and pick [them] up”. The queue for Hutt Valley line bus replacements stretched back to the Wellington Station entrance, as commuters attempted to get home through Metlink’s alternative transport options. And do you recall where you first heard of a convoy headed to Parliament in 2022, and where you watched a blow-by-blow account of the following 23 days? There was a major slip on Lennel Rd, the major route into Wadestown, and the Wellington City Council advised people to take alternative routes if possible.

A wild storm system moving across New Zealand on Thursday is bringing swirling winds, surging waves and heavy rains to the capital Wellington and causing ...

Waves breaking onto some roads has forced them to close and one of the city’s beach suburbs has been cut off. Radio New Zealand was reporting long queues at Wellington Airport as people waited to see whether any flights would take off this afternoon. New Zealand’s Metservice announced a severe weather warning for Wellington and nearby regions, with winds of 130 km per hour (80 miles per hour) and waves of seven metres (23 feet) pounding the area.

Wellington's wild weather proved too much for a Bluebridge ferry that was forced to turn back before even making it out of the harbour. Video footage sent.

Watch: Wild waves smash ferry during failed sailing Watch: Wild waves smash ferry during failed sailing Wellington's wild weather proved too much for a Bluebridge ferry that was forced to turn back before even making it out of the harbour.

Wellington Airport says high winds are making it unsafe for baggage handlers to operate and MetService says gusts of up to 120kmh have been recorded there today ...

But before you go just check that the road and route you're taking is open." "That is likely to cause some surface flooding and possible slips in that part of the region," Holmes said. "Likewise it's likely to affect Wellington harbour in a similar way - we're expecting an increase of between 10 and 20cm of water in the harbour during the course of the next day or so." Despite that, the size of the waves meant that people were encouraged to stay away from the coastal area, Holmes said. "The good news is that the highest waves, the seven metre waves, are not expected to coincide with high tide and that's likely to be around midnight or the early hours of the morning. The large swells have lead to the cancellation of ferry sailings across the Cook Strait with Interislander cancelling its 11am and 2.15pm sailings from Picton, as well as the 8.30pm sailing from Wellington.

Crashing seas destroyed a boat and damaged roads in the capital on Thursday, as residents faced winds that tore the roofs off their homes.

MetService meteorologist John Law said a 133kph gust was recorded at the top of Mt Kaukau in Wellington about 2pm. “The conditions were treacherous,” she said. Roofs lifted off throughout the region, including at the Norma Blue cafe in Waterloo. “But having a few bad days like this is totally worth it to live in an amazing space with the ocean right out the window.” And do you recall where you first heard of a convoy headed to Parliament in 2022, and where you watched a blow-by-blow account of the following 23 days? Resident John Morgan, who has lived in Lowry Bay for seven years, had parts of the wrecked catamaran wash down his driveway.