Melville Point Weather Forecast

Batemans Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

North to northeasterly winds along the Coastal Waters will continue to freshen through this week as a high over the Tasman Sea strengthens. A cold front and its associated trough will begin moving up the south coast today bringing fresh to strong southerlies in its wake. The trough is expected to stall about the central coast during Sunday, then continue to the reach the northern border by Monday. Coastal winds broadly shifty easterly during the new week as a high pressure system settles over the Tasman Sea.