COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then variable below 10 knots late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots early in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. CHANNEL Today: Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. Tomorrow: Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots early in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. SOUTHEAST COAST Today: Winds: Westerly 10 to 20 knots, lighter and more variable inshore, tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots generally late evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to near 2 metres by early evening. 2nd Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. Tomorrow: Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots before tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres around midday. Weather: Cloudy. LOWER EAST COAST Today: Winds: Variable 5 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly early morning, more variable inshore, then northeast to southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore early morning and again late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. Tomorrow: Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. SOUTHWEST COAST Today: Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 20 knots turning northwesterly from late morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres for a period during the morning. 2nd Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday. Weather: Cloudy.