Picnic Point Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots near Eddystone Point early in the morning. Winds decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

West to northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A high to the north of Tasmania is combining with a cold front passing to the south of Tasmania to direct a vigorous westerly flow over the state, with these conditions to continue into later this morning. A weak ridge is forecast to extend over Tasmania this afternoon and evening, ahead of another cold front to cross the state on Sunday evening. The flow will tend colder southwesterly on Monday morning, with a high to establish over the Bight. This high is expected to move to the north of Tasmania on Tuesday morning and lie to the northeast of the state by Tuesday evening.