Spike Island Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Franklin Sound during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait later in the evening.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

Cold and gusty southwesterly winds are expected to ease overnight, with a ridge of high pressure to approach and move over Tasmania later Saturday and early Sunday. The high is expected to move to the east of Tasmania later on Sunday and remain over the Southern Tasman Sea through Monday and Tuesday with a ridge to extend over the state.