COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY

Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Tomorrow: Winds: Westerly below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly early in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

CHANNEL

Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Tomorrow: Winds: Westerly below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHEAST COAST

Today: Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots during the morning and tending west to southwesterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday. 1st Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly early in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Today: Winds: Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

LOWER EAST COAST

Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots around midday then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots near Tasman Island in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres near Maria Island by early evening. 1st Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.