Marine Weather
Lower East Marine Weather Overview
Tides
Tides for Hobart
Low Tue 21:49 (0.8m)High Wed 03:42 (1.3m)
Low Wed 10:37 (0.4m)
High Wed 17:21 (1.2m)
forecast winds
Tuesday: N/NW 15/20 ktsWednesday: NW 20 kts
Thursday: W 15/25 kts
Friday: W 15/20 kts
forecast
North to northwesterly 15/20 knots tending west to northwesterly later in the evening. Seas: 1/2 metres. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Outlook Wednesday: West to northwesterly 10/15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day then tending northwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the late evening. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1/1.5 metres offshore. Outlook Thursday: Northwesterly 15/20 knots tending westerly 15/25 knots early in the morning. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres during the afternoon. Outlook Friday: Westerly 15/20 knots turning southwesterly during the morning. Seas: 1/2 metres, decreasing to 1/1.5 metres during the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1/1.5 metres inshore, grading 2/3 metres offshore.
Issued Tue 16:05 ESTSeas: Up to 2.0m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, S
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