Steep Island Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of King Island.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Weather

Cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system lies over the northern Tasman Sea, with a cold front forecast to approach and cross Tasmania on Monday. A low pressure system will move south over Victoria on Tuesday morning and lie near the east and south of Tasmania by late Tuesday, with the low to move away to the east on Wednesday morning. A high pressure system over South Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania later Wednesday, with the high to move to the north of the state on Thursday and another cold front to approach the southwest late.