Gates Bluff Weather Forecast

Lower East Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning south to southeasterly in the late morning and afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas

1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 2 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres near Tasman Island during the morning.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

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.