Butlers Beach Weather Forecast

Investigator Strait Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots through the Backstairs Passage during the morning. Winds tending northerly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas

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

1st Swell

West to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

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.