St Helens Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly during the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system over Tasmania is expected to move away to the southeast during the morning. A high pressure system over South Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania later today, before moving to north of the state on Thursday. A cold front is expected to approach the southwest late Thursday, crossing during Friday. A high pressure system to the south of the Bight approaches the west during the weekend, extending a ridge to the north of Tasmania.