Cape Portland Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending westerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots near Eddystone Point in the late afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

1st Swell

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

Weather

50% chance of showers early this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm early this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system lies to the west of Tasmania and is forecast to deepen and slowly move south east over Tasmania during Saturday and clear the State to the south on Sunday. A second, more intense, low pressure system is then forecast to move across Bass Strait Sunday and clear to the east Monday morning. A ridge of high pressure then extends across Tasmania and persists Monday and Tuesday to direct a westerly flow.