Atmospheric analysis

Virtual climate station estimates are produced every day, based on the spatial interpolation of actual data observations made at climate stations located around the country.

How can we help you?

These datasets are available in a range of formats.

All aspects of the climate of Canterbury are dominated by the influence of the Southern Alps on the prevailing westerly airflows.

NIWA's seafood sector work comprises our fish, fisheries and aquaculture research and consultancy.

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Presented papers, arranged by workshop programme.

NIWA run a computer model which simulates wave heights across the Canterbury continental shelf and along the coast.

The waters around New Zealand have some of the highest waves in the world, due to Southern Ocean swell and storms in the Tasman Sea and Pacific Ocean.