Dora Point Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lingers off the northeast coast during Thursday as a ridge of high pressure extends over Tasmania from the west. The trough is expected to slowly move eastwards on Friday, as a cold front approaches the west coast before crossing the state early Saturday. Another trough crosses from the west during Saturday evening. A high pressure system will move to a position over waters south of the Bight on Sunday and will extend a ridge over Tasmania into next week.