The chart below is showing the current (real time) wind for the Bay of Islands. To see the other options (gusts, temperature, cloud and rain, waves, swell, pressure, etc) simply select from the overlay drop-down box in the bottom right-hand corner.
Other Weather Sources:
www.metservice.com
National Radio :(AM and FM)
Newspapers
Local radio
TIDE INFORMATION
http://www.metservice.com/marine-surf/tides/opua
These tables have already been corrected for daylight saving time.
http://www.linz.govt.nz/sea/tides/tide-predictions
Use these online tables to find daily predictions of the times and heights of high and low waters at standard ports. Times used in the tide predictions are in New Zealand standard time (NZST). An allowance of plus one hour must be made during the daylight saving period (which commences on the last Sunday of September and ends on the first Sunday of April the following year).