Tollgate Islands Weather Forecast

Batemans Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

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

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge extends across the coast, bringing generally settled weather. A cold front is forecast to cross the southern coastal waters late today bringing another southerly change, and progressing northward along the remainder of the coast during Monday. After this another ridge is expected to build in the wake of the front, bringing settled conditions for Christmas.