Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Monday 6 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge develops over Victoria during the remainder of Monday. A broad and slow moving area of low pressure, well to the south, is forecast to direct west to northwesterly winds over Tasmania until Friday. An embedded cold front is projected to move over Tasmania from the west early Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Central North Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 7 October

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Central North Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day. Winds turning northwesterly during the day.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Wednesday 8 October

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Thursday 9 October

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% 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 5:00 am EDT Tuesday.

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