Her Excellency Ms Quentin Bryce AC Governor-General officially launched Marineweather.net.au The new  website will provide boat owners, fishermen, sailors, boat enthusiasts and surfers with the latest and most comprehensive marine weather forecasts and reports available Australia wide.

Published by The Weather Company, Marineweather.net.au, will provide specific marine weather information including:

• Official Bureau of Meteorology marine and severe weather warnings
• Seven day wind and swell forecasts and graphs for major coastal locations nationally
• Sea temperature maps for all coastal districts
• Detailed tide graphs for major ports nationally
• Sun and moon times for coastal locations nationally
• 24 hour history graphs of wind readings – updated every 10 minutes
• Four day surf forecasts and wave of the day photos