Franklin Spit Light Weather Forecast

Central Gippsland Coastal Waters

Wind

Southerly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas

2 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Easterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the east.

Weather

Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. Heavy falls possible inshore in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

A complex low pressure system off the NSW coast is deepening and will remain near the coast until early Thursday before moving eastwards across the Tasman Sea. A high pressure system centred south of Kangaroo Island extends a ridge northwards over SA. This ridge will remain near stationary today and then move eastwards across Victoria during Thursday and Friday. A low pressure trough will move across from the west over the weekend.