Foochow Beach Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Northeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of rain offshore, 50% chance elsewhere.

Weather Situation

A weak cold front approaches the southwest of the state, forecast to cross overnight tonight. A ridge of high pressure is expected to follow, moving over Tasmania from the west during Friday, concurrently with a trough and associated low pressure system deepening over Victoria. The trough is forecast to move near the east of Tasmania on Saturday, before moving away to the southeast on Sunday. A weak high pressure ridge is forecast to move over from the west early Monday ahead of an approaching cold front.