Southeasterly 15/20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Banks Strait in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning easterly in the early afternoon. Seas: 1.5/2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres by early evening, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening. Swell: Easterly 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres about Banks Strait. Outlook Thursday: North to northwesterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1/2 metres about Banks Strait. Outlook Friday: Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10/15 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres about Banks Strait.

Issued Wed 11:24