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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Thursday 2 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system moves well away to the south of Tasmania, as an associated cold front clears over the state to the east. A high is expected to move over Victoria during Friday and extend a ridge over Tasmania later in the day. The ridge is forecast to move east on Saturday, ahead of a trough and a cold front expected to approach and cross the state from the west during Sunday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Gale Warning for Thursday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Westerly 25 to 40 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.

Friday 3 October

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day. Winds turning south to southwesterly during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4 October

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 5 October

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 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 5:00 am EST Friday.

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