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Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Sunday 16 February 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge east over Bass Strait. A weak cold front will cross Bass Strait on Tuesday, before the high moves gradually east over Bass Strait and into the Tasman Sea by the end of the week.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the east in the evening. Winds turning southerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 17 February
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots early in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 18 February
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots before tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the east around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 19 February
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the far east.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
- Weather
- 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 EDT Monday.
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