Picnic Corner Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots near Eddystone Point in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres near Eddystone Point.

1st Swell

South to southeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre about Banks Strait.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure lingers over Tasmania, while a weak trough develops about the east coast this evening, extending across the north on Monday. A weak cold front is then forecast to cross the state on Tuesday, before a ridge of high pressure returns on Wednesday and Thursday.