Marine Weather
Northern Bass Strait Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Geelong
High Tue 22:02 (1.1m)Low Wed 04:00 (0.5m)
High Wed 09:40 (1.0m)
Low Wed 16:22 (0.3m)
forecast winds
Tuesday: W/SW 20 ktsWednesday: W 20 kts
Thursday: W 15/20 kts
Friday: SW 10/15 kts
forecast
West to southwesterly 10/15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the west in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres offshore. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres in the west. Outlook Wednesday: West to southwesterly 10/15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots early in the morning then becoming westerly 10/15 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the far east in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres in the far west. Outlook Thursday: Westerly 15/20 knots turning southwesterly early in the morning. Seas: 1/1.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5/2 metres around midday, then tending southwesterly 1.5/2.5 metres by early evening. Outlook Friday: Southwesterly 10/15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon and tending more southerly over western waters during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing around half a metre during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5/2 metres, increasing to 2/3 metres in the west.
Issued Tue 16:40 ESTSeas: Up to 1.5m
Swell: Up to 1.5m, WSW
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