City of Melbourne Bay Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres south of King Island.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm east of King Island.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system lies to the west of Tasmania and is forecast to deepen and slowly move south east over Tasmania during Saturday and clear the State to the south on Sunday. A second, more intense, low pressure system is then forecast to move across Bass Strait Sunday and clear to the east Monday morning. A ridge of high pressure then extends across Tasmania and persists Monday and Tuesday to direct a westerly flow.