Friendly Point Weather Forecast

Upper East Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late morning.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A cold front embedded in a vigorous westerly stream will approach and cross Tasmania this morning, with high pressure system to build to the north of the state and extend a ridge over Tasmania in the evening. The high will move slowly move to the north of Tasmania on Sunday and over the northern Tasman Sea by Sunday evening, with another cold front to approach and cross the state on Monday. On Tuesday a ridge of high pressure is expected to extend over Tasmania, with a low pressure system to move from central Australia over southern New South Wales.