Local Current Conditions.

Wind speeds are taken from a few different points around the harbour, there is also a wave height boy just off the Peninsula

Below are some links we encourage our students to study on regular occasions to get used to the weather forecasts & trends

LPC Weatherstation - Located on the Eastern Mole on the approach to Port Lyttelton. This is an excellent resource especially the tide indicator which shows predicted vs actual. The Easterly winds tend to show about 5 knots less then actual readings from the middle of the harbour, Southerly (SW) winds also tend to be 5-10 knots more at the Magazine Bay marina because of its alignment with Gebbies  pass. Check out the weather history link too.

Windnet wind speed indicators  - There are a few of these, not always online though, however the one in Lyttelton Harbour is particularly useful. It is located in the lighthouse on the reef (not eastern light), the information is relayed by radio to a station that converts the data to a digital format for the website. This gives you a realistic figure of wind speed, especially if you're leaving Naval Point Yacht Club on a strong Easterly wind

Canterbury Wave Bouy -   The Canterbury wave buoy is moored in about 76 meters of water, 17 kilometers east of Le Bons Bay, Banks Peninsula at Latitude 43° 45’ South, Longitude 173° 20’ East.  It sends  information about the waves off the coast every half hour. Just take a look it after a strong southerly flow!