COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY

Today: Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots turning northwesterly about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Up to 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the early morning.

Tomorrow: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly in the early afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.

CHANNEL

Today: Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming westerly 15 to 25 knots early morning, reaching up to 30 knots in the south in the late afternoon and early evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers in the morning.

Tomorrow: Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

SOUTHEAST COAST

Today: Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots before dawn, turning westerly during the morning then increasing to 25 to 35 knots offshore in the afternoon. Seas: 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres inshore, increasing to 5 to 7 metres offshore during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible hail in the early morning.

Tomorrow: Winds: Westerly 25 to 35 knots decreasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then tending northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Seas: 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 6 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.

LOWER EAST COAST

Today: Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 40 knots before dawn, tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day, reaching up to 30 knots in the south. Seas: 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday. Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore in the south during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.