Riddoch Bay Weather Forecast

Lower South East Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Port MacDonnell later tonight.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system centred to the northeast of Tasmania extends a ridge over the southeast of the continent. This high and ridge will move eastwards over the Tasman Sea in coming days. A series of slow moving troughs will enter the west of the state today then move across the state on Wednesday and Thursday as a couple of cold fronts will move across waters to the south. A new high pressure system will become established south of the Bight during Friday.