Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Monday 24 March 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre over the Bight extends a ridge over Tasmania until Wednesday when a weak cold front passes to the south of the state. The high pressure ridge re-situates over Tasmania on Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening. Winds tending south to southwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Tuesday 25 March

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly early in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 26 March

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then tending northeast to southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 27 March

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.

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