Babel Island Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 2 metres.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A cooler southwesterly stream is moving over the state, as a ridge of high pressure builds over western Tasmania, with the high centre to move over the state today. The ridge will remain over Tasmania into Tuesday as the high centre moves over the Tasman Sea. Another cold front is expected to approach and cross the state from the west late Wednesday, followed by a new ridge of high pressure forecast to extend over the state from the west on Thursday.