South to southeasterly 10/15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds shifting north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre. Outlook Thursday: Northerly 15/20 knots tending northwesterly in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the morning. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Outlook Friday: Northwesterly 15/20 knots turning westerly 25/35 knots during the morning. Seas: 1/2 metres, increasing to 2/4 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly below 0.5 metres, tending west to northwesterly 1/2 metres during the afternoon.

Issued Tue 22:00