The council stated an identical occasion in 2021 affected many houses in Breaker Bay, and waves throughout that storm have been about 6.5 metres.
Waves getting into Wellington Harbour on Tuesday have been measured at 11m, New Zealand’s MetService stated.
Wind gusts have been so robust at Island Bay that two girls have been knocked off their toes as waves washed up over the street, an AFP journalist noticed.
Some flights have been cancelled at Wellington Airport, the place wind gusts have been recorded of as much as 128kmh.
A small aircraft from native provider Golden Bay Air tipped onto its facet within the wind whereas parked on the airport with nobody aboard.
Airline boss Richard Molloy advised nationwide broadcaster RNZ that firefighters had secured the aircraft to the bottom.
