Petrel Islands Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the morning then becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots near Cape Grim in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A near-stationary high-pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge across Tasmania, directing a mostly west to northwesterly flow over the State until the end of the week. Fresh westerly winds behind a cold front in southern Tasmania early this morning easing to light winds today as a weak high pressure system crosses the State, then warm north to northwesterly flow persisting until later in the weekend as a stronger, slow-moving cold front builds over the Bight, expected to move over Tasmania early next week.