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 Tuesday 24 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough is forecast to extend over the northeast of the state from the mainland today, as a cold front clips the south of the state. Another high pressure ridge is expected to extend over Tasmania from the west on Wednesday, with the high centre forecast to move over the state on Thursday and Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly in the middle of the day then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Easterly below 0.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 95% chance of rain. A thunderstorm likely.

Wednesday 25 February

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots inshore in the late morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre, tending south to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.

Thursday 26 February

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
Weather
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 Tuesday.

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