Dudley West Weather Forecast

Investigator Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots through the Backstairs Passage in the late morning. Winds turning southeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system southwest of SA extends a ridge over much of the state, as a cold front clips the southeast early Tuesday. The high will quickly move in behind the front and maintain a ridge over SA as it moves to the east of Tasmania by Thursday. A strong cold front is then expected move into the Bight later on Thursday and move east across the rest of SA on Friday and early Saturday.