Handkerchief Beach Weather Forecast

Batemans Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending south to southeasterly in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.

Weather

Sunny.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge extends over the state's north, while a trough is moving up the southern and central parts of the coast as a southerly change today through to early Wednesday. The trough will weaken as another ridge drifts across the coastal waters midweek. Then, a strong cold front is forecast to moves across the coastal waters later in the week and into the weekend, with a fresh and gusty southerly wind change in its wake.