New Year Island Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A broad area of low pressure lingers over Tasmania today. Later this evening, a cold front is forecast to cross the state, with a cooler southwesterly flow to develop behind it and persist through Wednesday and Thursday.