Whistler Point Weather Forecast

Far Northwest Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

2 to 3 metres.

1st Swell

Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres around midday, then tending southwesterly 2 to 4 metres by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm east of King Island this morning.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system is approaching Tasmania from the west and will pass close to the south during Sunday. A cold front associated with the low will cross Sunday morning with a cool west to southwesterly airstream to follow which will persist into Monday. Later Monday, a large and significant low pressure system is expected to move over the Bight and approach Tasmania, extending a warm front over the state early Tuesday. The low complex then moves over Tasmanian and remains in the vicinity throughout Wednesday.