Samphire Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots about Banks Strait in the evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A cold front is forecast to approach the southwest of Tasmania during Monday, passing to the south of the state. A ridge of high pressure to the north of Tasmania, will then direct a westerly flow over the state during Tuesday. A broad area of low pressure over the southern mainland is forecast to move over the state during Wednesday.