COASTAL WATERS

DERWENT ESTUARY

Today: Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

CHANNEL

Today: Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly 25 to 35 knots in the evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

SOUTHEAST COAST

Today: Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning. Winds turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Swell: West to southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 6 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

SOUTHWEST COAST

Today: Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots early in the morning. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: Westerly 5 to 6 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres later in the evening. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of light showers in the morning.

LOWER EAST COAST

Today: Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly during the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, increasing to 1 to 2 metres near Tasman Island later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Tomorrow: Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots tending north to northwesterly 30 to 45 knots in the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.