New Year Island Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres south of King Island.

Weather

Cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre over Victoria is moving into the Tasman Sea, directing a northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A weak trough is expected to move over the state on Monday evening into Tuesday. A strong cold front is forecast to move over the state from the west late Wednesday and another cold front follows on Thursday, bringing strong west to southwesterly winds across the state.