Central West Coastal Waters Forecast: Low Rocky Point to Sandy Cape

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Sunday 12 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre lies near the South Australian coast today and tomorrow, directing a cold southwesterly airstream over the state. The high is expected to move to the north of Tasmania later Monday, extending a ridge over the state as it passes. A cold front approaches from the west on Tuesday and is expected to cross later in the day with a westerly airstream to follow. The airstream then tends northwesterly early Thursday as a more significant cold front approaches from the west, crossing later in the day. A cold and gusty southwesterly stream will then follow.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Central West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Monday 13 April

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Central West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning. Winds turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Tuesday 14 April

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then becoming westerly 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, tending westerly 2 to 2.5 metres around midday, then tending southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.
2nd Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Wednesday 15 April

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% 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 pm EST Sunday.

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