Huge waves hit the south coast of Wellington, the person was washed into the sea rescued

04/15/2020 Newzealand



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The waves on Wellington’s south coast left one person in the hospital and forced residents to evacuate their homes.

A wave crashes into the road at Island Bay, Wellington, in a southern swell.

A wave crashes into the road at Island Bay, Wellington, today.
Photo: Supplied / Katie Hecker Scheid

A large southern tidal wave causes 6m waves crashing into the road between Breaker Bay and Ōwhiro Bay.

About half a dozen homes were evacuated late in the morning when the waves hit the road and entered garages and houses.

Wellington Free Ambulance said a person had to be rescued after being washed up in the sea and is now in a moderate condition at the hospital.

The section of the road between Baywhiro Bay and Island Bay is flooded after large swells flooded the area.

The section of the road between Baywhiro Bay and Island Bay is flooded after large swells flooded the area.
Photo: Supplied / Grant Maiden

Wellington City Council said the water caused damage to garages, cars and debris on the roads.

His spokesman, Richard Maclean, said council contractors and emergency services were on site to help clear the roads and support residents.

A bridge near Baywhiro Bay is damaged after large storm surges surpassed the area.

A bridge near Baywhiro Bay is damaged after large storm surges surpassed the area.
Photo: Supplied / Grant Maiden

Motorists and pedestrians were asked to avoid the south coast. People are warned not to take a look.

The Breaker Bay Rd and Moa Pt Rd section between Mantell Street in Seatoun and Cochrane Street, Lyall Bay, is closed.

Big waves roll over Ōwhiro Bay.

Big waves roll over Ōwhiro Bay.
Photo: Supplied / Donna Drinkwater

Wellington shore residents watched in amazement as huge waves crashed into their properties this morning.

Tayla Philpott filmed the waves breaking at her home.

Irowhiro Bay.

Irowhiro Bay.
Photo: Supplied

Philpott said that luckily he was on the third floor, and not near the waves.

“So it was reaching our house, the water flowed through our garage but worst of all is really at the top of the street, the waves just continued down to the bay,” he said.

She said there was a lot of rubble.

“Lots of driftwood: There is a shipping container that has moved halfway.”

A great storm surge sent waves crashing through the streets of Wellington's south coast.

A southern swell is causing large waves to crash on the roads.
Photo: RNZ / Caitlin Cherry

Another resident, Jemima Bullock, who lives between Island Bay and Ōwhiro Bay, said the waves sounded dramatic and harsh from early morning.

Bullock said he surprised onlookers and dog walkers.

“We saw some dog walkers get into trouble, so we screamed if they needed help, but most of them just got wet and cleared the road and then at that point I put two messages on local Facebook pages saying ‘don’t go down, no it’s so safe, “he said.

Debris from the beach has been strewn all over the road on parts of Wellington's south coast.

Debris from the beach has been strewn all over the road on parts of Wellington’s south coast.
Photo: RNZ / Caitlin Cherry

MetService forecaster Andy Best said the waves had peaked.

“The high tide was just before noon, so the tide is now going down and the actual forecast for the maximum wave is going down because those waves are actually moving northeast,” he said.

Police said they and the council were cleaning debris, cleaning roads, and evaluating the damage.



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