Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the far west.

A slow moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is extending a ridge to the state's east while slowly tracking further eastwards, directing northerly winds along the southern and central parts ...