Picnic Point Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots about Banks Strait in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.

1st Swell

South to southeasterly below 0.5 metres.

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 northwesterly winds ahead of an approaching cold front that is expected to clip southern Tasmania tonight and early Wednesday. Lighter winds during Wednesday 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.