Akaroa Weather Forecast

East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the day.

Seas

2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore this evening.

Weather Situation

A weakening cold front embedded in a northwesterly airstream will cross Tasmania today, with another stronger cold front to cross tomorrow morning. A cold and gusty southwesterly airstream will then establish during Friday and Saturday, with the coldest air to cross during Saturday. The airstream is then expected to tend south to southwesterly and ease during Sunday as a high pressure centre approaches Tasmania from the west, forecast to cross later in the day.