New Year Island Weather Forecast

Esperance Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Esperance.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Sunny.

Weather Situation

A ridge over southern WA is moving east, while a weak cold front brushes past the southwest coast today. A trough developing over western Gascoyne will extend along the west coast on Tuesday, moving inland on Wednesday ahead of an approaching cold front. A series of cold fronts will then cross southwest WA in the second half of the week.