Picnic Point Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots and tending westerly during the morning. Winds increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 3 to 4 metres, tending southeasterly 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A large high to the south of the Bight is directing a southerly stream over Tasmania. A ridge extending from the the high over Tasmania will move to the north during Sunday, maintaining a westerly stream over Tasmania as the high centre slowly moves towards the mainland.