Marine Weather
Banks Strait Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Launceston
Low Tue 16:28 (0.5m)High Tue 22:30 (4.1m)
Low Wed 04:50 (1.1m)
High Wed 10:42 (4.1m)
forecast winds
Tuesday: W 25 ktsWednesday: SE 10/20 kts
Thursday: NE 15/20 kts
forecast
Westerly 10/20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots about Banks Strait in the evening, shifting southwest to southeasterly late evening. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, increasing to 1/2 metres inshore during the afternoon. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Wednesday: Southeasterly 10/20 knots turning northeasterly 10/15 knots in the afternoon. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Mainly westerly below 1 metre. Outlook Thursday: Northeasterly 15/20 knots. Seas: 1/1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Issued Tue 10:00 ESTSeas: Up to 2.0m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, SE
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