Smith Island Weather Forecast

Central Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning. Winds turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late morning and early afternoon.

Weather Situation

A broad trough of low pressure lingers over the east and northern parts of the State. A low pressure system lies south of the bight and moves east to combine with the trough early Sunday. The combined low pressure system and trough then moves east to clear SA by late Sunday. A high pressure ridge then extends over the west and south of the State behind the low pressure system during Sunday. The high pressure ridge extends across the entire State and Coastal Waters by late Sunday and persists from Monday to Thursday.