Check the weather by clicking here (general New Zealand MetService web page) or here (Hawke’s Bay marine forecast)
Stormsurfing.com is a great source for weather information relevant to our cruise. See http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=etoz_slp for wind forecast.
As you can see, weather is a big deal to us, and we keep and eye on it! If there is a good weather window in the middle of the night, we will work then (we work 24/7 regardless, but if weather keeps us from working in the night we might give the science night shift an abbreviated schedule).
