West to northwesterly 15/20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots near Eddystone Point in the afternoon. Winds tending north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres near Eddystone Point. Swell: West to northwesterly below 1 metre. Outlook Friday: North to northwesterly 10/15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming south to southeasterly 15/20 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre. Outlook Saturday: Southeasterly 20/30 knots turning southerly during the afternoon. Seas: 1.5/2 metres, increasing to 2/3 metres during the morning. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Issued Thu 10:00