Marine Weather
Banks Strait Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Launceston
High Tue 19:02 (4.1m)Low Wed 01:12 (1.2m)
High Wed 07:03 (3.9m)
Low Wed 13:26 (0.8m)
forecast winds
Tuesday: NW 20/30 ktsWednesday: W 15/20 kts
Thursday: NW 20/30 kts
forecast
Northwesterly 20/30 knots shifting southerly in the afternoon. Seas: 2/3 metres. Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre. Outlook Wednesday: Southerly 15/20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming westerly 15/20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: 1/2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1/2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: East to southeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Thursday: Northwesterly 20/30 knots tending westerly during the day. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.
Issued Tue 10:09 ESTSeas: Up to 3.0m
Swell: Up to 1.0m, S
most recent warnings
Strong Wind Warning Banks St & Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Is, CN & Upper East coasts. Cancelled Far NW & Lower East coasts
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Eddystone Pt Forecast Graphs
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Weather News
Cold blast crossing southeastern Australia
13:26 EST
Weather warnings have been issued in parts of Tasmania and Victoria, with a cold front expected to bring low-level snow and damaging winds to some areas on Tuesday.
Rain drenches parts of Far North Queensland, with more forecast later this week
03:13 EST
Roads have been cut and rivers have burst their banks in parts of Far North Queensland, as heavy rain continues to drench the region.