New Year Island Weather Forecast

Esperance Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming east to southeasterly about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A ridge is strengthening over the southwest and will build across southern WA this week. A west coast trough is developing, pushing south to southeasterly winds up the coast until it moves inland on Thursday. A cold front is expected to pass the south coast on Friday, bringing southerly winds in its wake, tending southeasterly as a ridge extends over the southwest during the weekend.