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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 a high tide combines with waves of 4 to 4.5 meters, which are expected to reach the south shore starting at 8 a.m. M.
Authorities were criticized in April when Niwa forecast waves of 4-6 meters, but communication failures meant that this was not transmitted to residents in time.
In that case, 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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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. .
Yet the community was ready for a “rock n ‘roll day,” he said.
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In April this year, huge waves at high tide caused damage and left large debris on The Esplanade between Island and Owhiro Bays, Wellington.
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.
