Mitchells Reef Weather Forecast

Lower East Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas

Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system south of Tasmania will clear to the southeast this morning before a second, more intense, low pressure system is forecast to move across Bass Strait this evening and clear to the east tomorrow morning. A ridge of high pressure is expected to extend across the southern mainland, forecast to direct a westerly flow over Tasmania from tomorrow. Cold fronts embedded in the flow are expected to cross Tasmania late tomorrow and again Wednesday.