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Rough seas

Rough seas

This launch is making heavy work of swells in the Bay of Islands, an area with a normally low wave height. While the most consistent large waves are around the south-west coast of the South Island, storms can bring large swells to any New Zealand coastline.

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Boating New Zealand
Photograph by Mike Hunter

How to cite this page:

Craig Stevens and Stephen Chiswell. 'Ocean currents and tides', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 2-Mar-09
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ocean-currents-and-tides/3/2