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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Friday 9 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A northerly flow will persist today as a weakening cold front approaches from the west, forecast to cross Tasmania early Saturday. A trough is then expected to cross Tasmania during Saturday in a westerly airstream. The airstream shifts northwesterly on Sunday ahead of further cold fronts moving over Tasmania Monday morning and on Tuesday, with a cold southerly airstream to follow.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 10 October

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots shifting westerly during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Sunday 11 October

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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 EDT Friday.

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