Storm Bay Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Weather Situation

A weakening cold front in the south west is expected to skim across the south on Tuesday night. This front is forecast to clear eastwards early Wednesday before a ridge of high pressure develops from the west. This ridge is expected to persist until Friday before it is eroded by a weak trough developing off the east coast. This trough is forecast to weaken on Saturday before a cold front approaches the west coast in the late evening.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Wednesday 11 November

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly in the middle of the day then turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 12 November

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending southeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 13 November

Winds
South to southwesterly below 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming south to southwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Saturday 14 November

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Tuesday.

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