COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY

Today: Winds: Northerly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots before dawn then tending northerly in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

CHANNEL

Today: Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending northeasterly in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHEAST COAST

Today: Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres later in the evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

LOWER EAST COAST

Today: Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots near Tasman Island during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening. Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday. Weather: Cloudy.