COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then tending westerly in the early afternoon and reaching up to 30 knots at times. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. Tomorrow: Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then turning northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. CHANNEL Today: Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots shifting northwesterly during the morning, then increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds tending westerly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. Tomorrow: Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning then becoming northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. SOUTHEAST COAST Today: Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting westerly during the morning, then increasing 20 to 30 knots around midday and further to 30 to 40 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending westerly during the afternoon. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. SOUTHWEST COAST Today: Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning, then westerly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 35 knots near Maatsuyke Island in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday. Swell: Westerly around 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. LOWER EAST COAST Today: Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 20 knots shifting westerly during the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots later in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the south late afternoon and in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. 1st Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.