Go to VHF CHANNEL 21 for the latest weather and sea conditions for Kaikoura down to Timaru.

Coastguard Southern Region is proud to offer this free service to the boating community. With weather sites down the East Coast (Kaikoura to Timaru) Channel 21 is automatically updated every 20 minutes and every minute for wind conditions.

Here’s what the system broadcasts…

P    The “sponsor jingle” message that recognises CSR

P    The nowcasting wind data, which is the peak wind speed, average wind speed and direction of wind from the four sites around the regions, namely:

·   Kaikoura

·   Timaru

·   Le Bons Bay

·   Lyttleton Harbour

P    Tides for Lyttleton

P    Christchurch recreational marine forecast

P    Conway sea area forecast

P    Rangitata sea area forecast