Samphire Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots near Eddystone Point in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres near Eddystone Point during the afternoon.

1st Swell

South to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge extends over the southern mainland maintaining a westerly flow over Tasmania today, before the high centre drifts into the Tasman Sea later tonight. A cold front is expected to approach from the west and cross Tasmania on Tuesday, followed by persistent westerly flow for the remainder of the week. A cold front embedded in the westerly flow is forecast to cross during Thursday.