Sandford Bay Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening then becoming northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A trough lingers off the northeast coast during Thursday as a ridge of high pressure extends over Tasmania from the west. The trough is expected to slowly move eastwards on Friday, as a cold front approaches the west coast before crossing the state early Saturday. Another trough crosses from the west during Saturday evening. A high pressure system will move to a position over waters south of the Bight on Sunday and will extend a ridge over Tasmania into next week.