Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Local Waters Forecast for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Thursday, 21 May 11:25PM

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Westerly below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly in the evening.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Easterly about 10 knots tending northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the morning then becoming west to northwesterly during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

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Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly during the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell: West to southwesterly 2.5 metres.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the late morning and afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots.
Seas: Below 0.5 metres.
Swell: East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Southerly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Southerly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then decreasing to below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres by early evening.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.
Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell: Westerly 2.5 metres. Easterly around 1 metre.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell: Westerly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending southwesterly 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then tending north to northeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas: Around 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres. East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 21 May
Weather: Clear.
Winds: Northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Forecast for Friday, 22 May
Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre.
Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Forecast for Saturday, 23 May
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Forecast for Sunday, 24 May
Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell: Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon. Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
Larapuna (Eddystone Point)
N
9 kn NW
ยท 8 °C
Warnings
No warnings within 100 km.
State Wide
Marine Agricultural
Temperature
Eddystone Point
8 °C 17 °C 1pm 8 °C 7am
↓ Cooling
Now: 8 °C
Tides
Eddystone Point
11:43pm 1.22m 6:52am 0.11m
↓ Falling
Current: 0.64m
Weather Now for Eddystone Point
Mostly sunny.
8 °C
Feels like 4 °C
Wind
9 kn NW
Humidity
91%
Pressure
1029 hPa
At Larapuna (Eddystone Point)
Nearby Wind
50 km radius
N S W E 5 kn Swan Island 5 kn St Helens
Eddystone Point
9 kn NW
Recent Locations
Eddystone Point
9 kn NW
Peart Reef
3 kn W
14°
Sun
7:12am rise 4:53pm set
9 h 41 m of daylight
Now: 3:24am
-102 seconds than yesterday
Moon
12:20pm rise 10:30pm set
30% illuminated
Waxing Crescent
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