Hen Island Weather Forecast

South West Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning westerly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, then decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.

1st Swell

Westerly 3 to 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system lies well to the east of Tasmania, with a cold front forecast to approach and cross the State today. A low pressure system will move south over Victoria on Tuesday morning and lie near the east and south of Tasmania by late Tuesday, with the low to move away to the east on Wednesday morning. A high pressure system over South Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania later Wednesday, with the high to move to the north of the state on Thursday and another cold front to approach the southwest late.