Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Sunday 20 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will cross Tasmania this evening, with winds to tend colder southwesterly early Monday morning. A high will establish over the Bight later Monday, with the high expected to move to the north of Tasmania on Tuesday morning and lie over the northern Tasman Sea during Wednesday and Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Central North Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly in the late afternoon.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 21 September

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Central North Coast

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 22 September

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 23 September

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

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 pm EST Sunday.

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