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    Rangitata

    Issued: 4:34pm Tue 8 Jul
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Otago Marine - Boating

Sea temperature10°
Issued: 9:00pm Tue 8 Jul
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sunrise 8:17am

sunset 5:09pm

Northeast 20 knots, gradually rising to 30 knots by evening. Sea becoming rough. Long period southwest swell 2 metres offshore, easing.
Issued:4:34pm Tue 8 Jul | Written forecast for Chalmers coastal area
6PM9PM12AM3AM6AM
Rating
1 - Bad1 - Bad
Wind (kts)
25 NE
23 NE
Gusts (kts)
3332
Sea
1.4m NE1.4m NE
Chop Height
1.1m1.1m
Swell
0.9m S0.9m S
Period
12sec12sec
Information

Boating Conditions

7-10: Good: Calm waters, based on little or no wind, and swell height less than a metre.
4-6: OK: Average boating conditions, possibly affected by light-fair winds, and a swell height around 1-2 metres.
1-3: Bad: Poor and possibly dangerous conditions such as strong winds & a big swell height 2-3+ metres.
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The daily rating is the best rating as forecast for that day. The forecast wind and waves above have been automatically generated by MetOcean Solutions computer weather modeling system and have not been moderated by MetService forecasters. They may vary from those in the corresponding coastal or recreational marine forecast produced by our forecast team.

Dunedin Tides

Extended Dunedin tide times
2.0m0.3m

Source: MetOcean Solutions

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