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Banks Strait and Franklin Sound Forecast

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Issued: Wednesday, 10 June 10:00AM

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait in the late afternoon. Winds turning westerly in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon, then decreasing below 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: West to northwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: West to northwesterly below 1 metre.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the morning then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning. Winds tending west to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Northwesterly 4 to 5 metres, tending westerly 4 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Westerly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Westerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Winds turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

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

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

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 afternoon.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning. Winds turning westerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly in the late morning and afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots south of King Island early in the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 4 to 5 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning northerly in the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore. Southeasterly below 0.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres. Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning. Winds turning west to northwesterly in the late morning.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: West to northwesterly 4 to 5 metres. East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Mostly sunny. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: Westerly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the evening.

Swell: Westerly 3 to 4 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 10 June

Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late morning and afternoon. Winds tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 11 June

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending west to southwesterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Southerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Friday, 12 June

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: South to southwesterly below 1 metre.

Larapuna (Eddystone Point)

▲ N

19 kn N

· 17 °C

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Temperature

Eddystone Point

↓ Cooling

Now: 17 °C

Tides

Eddystone Point

↑ Rising

Current: 0.28m

Weather Now for Eddystone Point

17 °C

Feels like 11 °C

Wind

19 kn N

Humidity

75%

Pressure

1018 hPa

At Larapuna (Eddystone Point)

Nearby Wind

50 km radius

Eddystone Point

19 kn N

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Moon

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