Whale Head Weather Forecast

South East Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots shifting west to southwesterly 30 to 40 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to 25 to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday, increasing to 3 to 4 metres near Cape Bruny during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the late afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.

Weather Situation

Tasmania sits in a westerly flow with an embedded cold front approaching, forecast to brush the west and south of the state during today. A high pressure system over mainland Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania early tomorrow. A northwesterly stream is forecast to develop on Saturday afternoon, ahead of a stronger cold front to cross the state Sunday afternoon and evening.