Melville Point Weather Forecast

Batemans Coastal Waters

Wind

Southerly 10 to 15 knots.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A high pressure over the Southern Tasman Sea is slowly drifting east towards New Zealand, while a deep low pressure over the eastern Tasman Sea is weakening, maintaining fresh southerly airstream over the coastal waters. Winds over the southern and central coastal waters will tend east to northeasterly mid to late this week as a ridge extending from the high becomes the dominant feature.