Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast updated at 4:33 am EDT on Sunday 11 October 2026.

Weather Situation

Northwesterly windflow during Sunday with a cold front embedded in the flow forecast to cross early Monday morning, followed by another cold front Monday evening, shifting the flow colder southwesterly into Tuesday. A high pressure centre is forecast to approach the west of Tasmania during Wednesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Monday 12 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Central North Coast

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Tuesday 13 October

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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 10:00 am EDT Sunday.

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