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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Monday 8 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the mainland directs a west to northwesterly flow over Tasmania. The flow tends northerly early in the week as the high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea and a cold front approaches from the west. The front is expected to move over Tasmania mid week followed by a ridge of high pressure.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending northwesterly in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 9 June

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 10 June

Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning west to northwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
North to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% 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 am EST Monday.

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