COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY

Today: Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots early in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres around midday. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

CHANNEL

Today: Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning then becoming west to northwesterly in the late afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHEAST COAST

Today: Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Today: Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Southwest erly 4 to 5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy.

LOWER EAST COAST

Today: Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.