COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY

Today: Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly before dawn, west to southwesterly in the morning, then northwesterly about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming northeasterly in the early afternoon then tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

CHANNEL

Today: Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly before dawn, southwesterly later in the morning, then becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHEAST COAST

Today: Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to southwesterly in the morning then west to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres decreasing to 1 to 2 metres in the evening. Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tomorrow: Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

LOWER EAST COAST

Today: Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots tending northwest to southwesterly during the morning, lighter and more variable in the north in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore until evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Mostly sunny.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Today: Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly around 4 metres, decreasing to near 3 metres early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.