Southport Weather Forecast

Channel

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon then tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

A westerly stream persists over Tasmania as a ridge of high pressure extends over the north this evening. The high centre will slowly approach the state on Wednesday, as a weak trough brushes the far south. The high is expected to move over Tasmania on Thursday and slowly away to the east during Friday. A cold front is then forecast to cross the state during Saturday.