Weather and tides
Weather forecast information
Northland Marine Weather Phone
Free regional marine weather service updated daily by More FM.
09 438 8050
MetPhone
Service provided by the MetService. Calls cost $1.30 per minute and is automatically billed to your phone account.
0900 999 09
MetFax
Service provided by the MetService. Calls cost $5.40 for the first minute and 99c per minute thereafter. Charges are automatically billed to your phone account. The weather information will be automatically faxed to you.
0900 77 999
MetText
Get the most up to date two day weather forecast sent by SMS text to your mobile every morning at a time that suits you. This service is provided by the MetService and daily reports cost 50c.
Sign up on the MetService website: www.metservice.co.nz
MetService website
The MetService website is regularly updated with local weather information, rural and marine weather forecasts and any severe weather warnings.
Visit MetService website: www.metservice.co.nz
Maritime radio
Maritime New Zealand provides a continuous distress and safety listening watch on VHF Channel 16.
Safety information and weather forecasts are broadcast for all areas daily at the following times on VHF Channel 67, 68 or 71.
- 0533 hrs
- 0733 hrs
- 1033 hrs
- 1333 hrs
- 1733 hrs
- 2133 hrs
Other sources of the marine forecast include:
- local Coastguard stations on VHF
- Teletext
- local newspapers
- local radio stations
- private coastal radio stations
Tide times
Tide tables booklet
We produce a handy Tide Table booklet that provides an annual calendar of high/low tide times in Northland.
To get your copy:
- pick one up from one of our regiional offices
- phone 0800 002 004 and we will post one out to you
- send your address details by email to mailroom@nrc.govt.nz and we will post one out to you
Online tide times
You can visit the Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) website to find out high and low tide times:
Find out more: www.hydro.linz.govt.nz/tides/majports