Six feet (1.83 m) of frontage was washed away from homes at Wainui on the 16th due to heavy seas.

Observed wave heights in Hawke's Bay were in the order of 4.5 m - 9.0 m.

A Civil Defence Emergency was declared for Clive, East Clive, Haumoana and Te Awanga at 1:30pm on the 17th until 9:00am on the 19th.

30 homes were evacuated.

200 homes along the coast were affected by the floods.

Seawater flooded 300 hectares of horticultural and urban land.

Seawater formed a huge lake from the township of Clive to East Clive.

It was the first time in 20 years that the sea had advanced so far inland.

Seawater pounded over the shingle bank and flowed onto paddocks. Seawater was two feet (0.61 m) deep in places.

There was water in the shopping areas of Clive. Clive Hotel, the TAB, dairy and chemist were surrounded by water with water inside also.

There were abnormally high seas at Haumoana.

Water was smashing against homes.

The top of the beach wall was removed by waves.

The worst hit area was the Haumoana extension, a group of houses on the seafront between Haumoana and Te Awanga.

Dozens of gardens were carpeted with a layer of rocks, sand and gravel.

One house had two front rooms filled to the windowsill high with rocks and gravel.

Four or five families were evacuated from Haumoana.

One house in the Haumoana extension had its garage smashed. The wash house disappeared into sea and the end of house crumbled.

Waves smashed into windows of one sea front home. The waves threw furniture across the lounge and soaked carpets. The damage was estimated at over $1000 ($9500 2010 dollars).

There was beach erosion and damage to property.

There were heaps of rocks and gravel, four feet (1.22 m) deep in places, extending right to front doors.

Septic tanks were flooded.

Two residents moved out of their homes for good.

Seven flats were a total loss. There was two inches of water through the flats.

low-lying areas were flooded.

As a result of heavy seas, three to five feet (0.91-1.52 m) of beach was lost.

Marine Parade was battered by heavy seas.

There was a broken window at the skating rink.

Shingle was dumped by waves into excavations of the new aquarium and there was some structural damage.

Five families evacuated from Te Awanga.

The road into Clifton Camp was washed away.

There was beach erosion and damage to property.

At North Beach a seawall was flattened by heavy seas.

Fishing boats and small craft broke their moorings and were driven onto rocks around Purau in Lyttelton Harbour.

At Kakanui farmland was flooded by heavy seas.

The coast road was undermined by the sea.