Planter Beach Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

1st Swell

Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly around 1 metre around midday.

Weather

The chance of drizzle near Eddystone Point early this morning with reduced visibility. 50% chance of showers this morning. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Mostly sunny afternoon.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system lies to the west of Tasmania and is forecast to deepen and slowly move south east over Tasmania during Saturday and clear the State to the south on Sunday. A second, more intense, low pressure system is then forecast to move across Bass Strait Sunday and clear to the east Monday morning. A ridge of high pressure then extends across Tasmania and persists Monday and Tuesday to direct a westerly flow.