Tasmanian Sea conditions?

[miller1327]

We'll be crossing from AUS to NZ in February. What should we expect? 

[Aus Traveller]

I hate to say it, but your guess is as good as mine. However, in summer you are less likely to encounter bad weather than in winter.

[SinbadThePorter]

27 minutes ago, miller1327 said:

We'll be crossing from AUS to NZ in February. What should we expect? 

 

Do you mean February next year? Expect the unexpected.

 

If you are asking, can it be rough, the answer is yes. 3 to 4 meter seas are not unusual, but neither are smooth seas.

[buchhalm]

We just did that crossing 2 weeks ago.

I found it not bad at all. 

The worst were 5m waves 

Slight rocking (and i confess i wore sea bands for half a day), but i did not notice ANYBODY getting sea sick. Certainly no "sick bags" on display anywhere on the ship.

My wife, who was a bit worried, took ONE over-the-counter motion sicknesses pill before leaving Melbourne port, and that knocked her out for 24 hours.

[arxcards]

Heads or tails. We have had 6 metres, we have had it calm.

[LittleFish1976]

1 hour ago, miller1327 said:

We'll be crossing from AUS to NZ in February. What should we expect? 

 

Which ship will you be on? It might make a difference although I've done it three times on 2 different ships and not had any dramatic conditions.

 

[OzKiwiJJ]

1 hour ago, arxcards said:

Heads or tails. We have had 6 metres, we have had it calm.

Ditto. 

 

It's unpredictable that far in advance.

[miller1327]

On the Viking Orion in 3 weeks. Feb 23. 

 

 

 

[MicCanberra]

Rest assured,  the captains will always look for the calmest waters and will adjust speeds accordingly.

[Bubbeh]

The only time I've ever been seasick was crossing the ditch in February 2017 and yes I took sea sickness tablets with us.  The seas were so rough and so many people were crook that the crew had affixed sick bags at almost every possible point throughout the ship, including in the lifts and on the bannisters on  each landing.  A quick trip to the medical centre, jab in the bum together with an expensive piece of paper for the insurance company later and I slept the night and was fine the following day.

 

Yes that crossing can be rough so be prepared.

[miller1327]

Sounds like our North Sea crossing a few years back. We'll be prepared. 

[By The Bay]

We have just returned from a cruise to NZ on the Majestic Princess. The seas over and back were the smoothest I have ever experienced crossing "The Ditch". This was the view as we left the Fjords. I sign that the seas are expected to be an issue is when they place the seasick bags on the stairs. Never saw them once.

[Hogbay]

Its called weather seeing the earth was to crack and  the  dams  would never fill again and we needed to build desal plants that have never been used costing millions  to stay stand by,  I've have known  ideas  what the seas will be like tomorrow. 🙂