COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY Today: Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A storm likely in the afternoon and evening.

CHANNEL Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots, chiefly northeasterly during the morning, becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A storm likely in the afternoon and evening.

SOUTHEAST COAST Today: Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, though variable below 10 knots in the west during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots about the east in the late afternoon, shifting north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. A storm likely in the afternoon and evening.

LOWER EAST COAST Today: Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then to 2 to 3 metres around midday. Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. A storm likely in the afternoon and evening.