Kayaker Tim Taylor looks like he'll be spending a few more days stranded by the weather on Stewart Island's rugged west coast.

He's been at Doughboy Bay since Tuesday, and is mum Lyn Taylor says the weather doesn't look like easing until the weekend.

Tim Taylor.

There are gale warnings in force today for both sea areas, Puysegur and Foveaux.

'Unfortunately it's all weather dependent, says Lyn.

'It's not looking too good down there at all, big swells, and he just can't get out. Safety is paramount really.

'We are not actually speaking to him because we are saving his battery on his satellite phone.

'We are just texting the weather report to him, because we just don't know how long he's going to be on Stewart Island.

'He must be getting very frustrated. He's just in a little boat and he really can't make rash decisions.”

Tim might be alone, but he's still being watched, says Lyn.

'The local fishing community are out all the time and the local coastguard lady that everyone seems to know about – he's in regular contact with her as well.

'He'll be as safe as houses really.”

It was on her advice that Tim changed plans and is paddling anti-clockwise round Stewart Island to take advantage of prevailing weather patterns.

Tim is believed to be staying in a DOC hut in Doughboy Bay.

Tim departed Tauranga on November 27 on the journey to become the first person to kayak round New Zealand in a single voyage.

He's about a day's paddle from the southern most part of the voyage at South West Cape near Flour Cask Bay.