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Waves close to the magnitude of those that forced evacuations off Wellington’s south coast are heading toward the capital on Sunday morning.
Times of crisis are expected at 11:44 a.m. M., When high tide combines with 4 to 4.5 meter waves, which are expected to reach the south shore starting at 8 a.m. M.
Wellington City Council said it was monitoring the situation together with MetService and the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office (Wremo) on Sunday morning.
Residents were informed and messages were sent through social media. Contractors were on hold.
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Surfers came out in force at Wellington’s Lyall Bay on Sunday to take advantage of the big waves.
The large swell drew in surfers from the region who were on the southern beaches on Sunday morning.
Authorities were criticized in April when Niwa forecast waves of 4-6 meters, but communication failures meant that this was not relayed to residents in time.
In that event, on a blue-sky day, the houses had to be evacuated and one person was dragged into the sea but came out again.
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A ferry from Bluebridge heads into the harbor after large waves hit Wellington’s south coast on Sunday morning.
Owhiro Bay resident Eugene Doyle said Sunday morning that this time there had been good communication from MetService but, because the forecast was for waves “just below the trigger point,” no formal warning was issued. .
However, the community was ready for a “rock n ‘roll day,” he said.
MetService said the big waves passed through Christchurch at 6.45am Sunday and were expected in Wellington around 8am.
It issued a strong swell warning for waves up to 4.5m on Sunday morning before dropping to 3.5m at night.
The time of greatest risk was around 11:44 a.m. M., When the waves and the high tide would combine.
