Marine

Banks Strait, TAS (40.7243°S, 148.3095°E, m AMSL) ‹ back to marine

Forecast Issued Thursday 10:00 EST

Northwesterly 15/20 knots turning northerly 15/25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots near Eddystone Point in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre. Outlook Friday: Northerly 15/20 knots tending northwesterly 15/25 knots before dawn then tending west to northwesterly 25/30 knots in the late evening. Winds may reach up to 35 knots at times. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1/2 metres inshore. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre. Outlook Saturday: Westerly 25/35 knots. Seas: 2/3 metres. Swell: West to northwesterly 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres about Banks Strait.