Friendly Beaches Weather Forecast

Upper East Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly about 10 knots tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A ridge lies over Bass Strait with westerly flow prevailing over Tasmania continuing today. Tomorrow, a cold front is forecast to quickly pass to the south of the state followed by a high pressure ridge to the south. A broad trough is then forecast to extend down from the mainland over Tasmania on Sunday, clearing to the east on Monday.