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Forecast issued at 3:50 pm CDT on Thursday 16 January 2025.
Weather Situation
A high in the Bight will move southeast to be near Tasmania on Friday. A ridge persists over waters to the SA throughout the next few days, whilst a weak trough develops about the far west on Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Brighton. Winds turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Grange.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Friday 17 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly in the late morning then increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Winds turning southeasterly in the early evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Grange during the afternoon.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 18 January
- Winds
- Easterly about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 19 January
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Monday 20 January
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day then tending southerly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am CDT Friday.
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