Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Thursday 9 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A northerly stream extends over Tasmania, strengthening during the day as a cold front builds to the south of the Bight. The cold front will cross Tasmania on Friday morning and bring a cold westerly stream that is expected to shift southwesterly during Saturday when a trough crosses the state. The southwesterly stream will slowly ease through Sunday as a high builds over the Bight.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning northwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm late this afternoon and evening.

Friday 10 April

Gale Warning for Friday for Central North Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning. Possible small hail in the evening.

Saturday 11 April

Winds
Westerly 25 to 35 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Possible small hail in the morning.

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 EST Thursday.

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