Grasshopper Island Weather Forecast

Batemans Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending north to northwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

Winds will turn east to northeast midweek ahead of a strong cold front that will cross the state on Thursday. Strong west to southwesterly winds will follow after its passage, with potential gale force winds over the far southern coastal waters as the front enters the southwestern Tasman Sea and a low forms within it. Winds will then turn southerly and gradually ease from later Friday through the weekend as these systems quickly head further offshore. Meanwhile, a strong high-pressure system will move over the Bight, extending a ridge over the coastal waters as it slowly drifts eastwards.