Penguin Island Weather Forecast

South East Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Winds tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres, tending southerly 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A large area of low pressure lies over Tasmania with its main centre to the northwest of the state. The low complex will slowly move to the east this morning, directing a fresh south to southeasterly airstream over the state. A narrow ridge of high pressure will then approach Tasmania from the west later today and will cross Friday morning with a cold front to follow later that day. A west to northwesterly airstream will then establish and prevail over Tasmania during Saturday and Sunday as an area of high pressure builds over the southeastern mainland and a series of lows and fronts pass well to the southwest.