Watering Beach Weather Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin

Wind

Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about Franklin Sound.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Franklin Sound.

1st Swell

Northwest to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A cold front about the west, crosses the state during this afternoon and evening. A much cooler south to southwesterly airstream is expected to follow early Saturday with a ridge of high pressure forecast to develop over the state through the weekend. A warmer northwesterly airstream is then expected to develop during Monday as the ridge gradually moves to the east and a cold front approaches from the west. The cold front is expected to move over Tasmania on Tuesday resulting in a return to cooler southerly flow.