Cape Barren Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to northeasterly in the early afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A near-stationary high-pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge across Tasmania, directing a mostly west to northwesterly flow over the State until the end of the week. Fresh westerly winds behind a cold front in southern Tasmania early this morning easing to light winds today as a weak high pressure system crosses the State, then warm north to northwesterly flow persisting until later in the weekend as a stronger, slow-moving cold front builds over the Bight, expected to move over Tasmania early next week.