Upper East Coastal Waters Forecast: St Helens Point to Wineglass Bay

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning west to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell

Southerly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail offshore later tonight.

Thursday 23 July

Gale Warning for Thursday for Upper East Coast

Winds

Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late evening. Winds tending southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Swell

South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening, then tending southwesterly 2 to 3 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the evening. Possible small hail.

Friday 24 July

Winds

Southwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late evening.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres around midday, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Swell

South to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 2 to 3 metres around midday.

Weather

Cloudy.

Saturday 25 July

Winds

Westerly 15 to 25 knots tending southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell

Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.