Carrickfergus Bay Weather Forecast

Lower East Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres near Tasman Island by early evening.

1st Swell

Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore early this evening.

Weather Situation

A cold front is crossing Tasmania from the west, expected to clear to the east of the state by early Thursday morning. A high pressure system is forecast to move over waters south of the Bight and extend a ridge over Tasmania into Thursday. The high centre is expected to move eastwards over Tasmania, to be over the Tasman Sea by Friday, directing a northeasterly stream over Tasmania into Saturday. A trough approaches the west of Tasmania during Saturday, forecast to cross the state overnight into Sunday, as a new high pressure ridge extends over Tasmania from the west.