Rough Bay Weather Forecast

South West Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots near Maatsuyker Island in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.

1st Swell

Westerly 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers inshore, 60% chance elsewhere.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system lies well to the east of Tasmania, with a weak cold front forecast move to the south of the state today. A low pressure system over Victoria on Tuesday morning is expected to broaden and move south over Tasmania during the day, before moving away to the east on Wednesday morning. A high pressure system over South Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania later Wednesday, before moving to north of the state on Thursday. A cold front is expected to approach the southwest late Thursday, crossing during Friday.