East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters Forecast: North Flinders Island to St Helens Point

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 14 January 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough over eastern Bass Strait will contract northwards on Thursday while a high pressure systems begins to move well to the west of Tasmania. This high will extend a persistent ridge across the state as it moves south of Tasmania on Friday then into the southern Tasman Sea on the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 15 January

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the morning and afternoon.

Friday 16 January

Winds
Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday, then tending easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Saturday 17 January

Winds
East to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% 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 EDT Wednesday.

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