Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast issued at 10:35 pm EST on Monday 20 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre over Victoria is moving into the Tasman Sea, directing a northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A weak trough is expected to move over the state on Monday evening into Tuesday. A strong cold front is forecast to move over the state from the west late Wednesday and another cold front follows on Thursday, bringing strong west to southwesterly winds across the state.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 21 July

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Cloudy.

Wednesday 22 July

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending westerly 20 to 30 knots in the morning then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the late afternoon and evening.

Thursday 23 July

Winds
Westerly 25 to 35 knots turning southwesterly 30 to 35 knots during the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Nearby Coastal Waters

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EST Tuesday.

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