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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Monday 6 April 2026.

Weather Situation

An approaching trough crosses Tasmania late tonight and early tomorrow morning. A ridge of high pressure is expected to extend over Tasmania by tomorrow evening, with the high centre to move just to the north of the state on Wednesday. The high is forecast to move east over the Tasman Sea during Thursday as a strong cold front builds south of the Bight, and moves over Tasmania on Friday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 7 April

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Wednesday 8 April

Winds
Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 9 April

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Becoming cloudy. 80% 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 4:00 am EST Tuesday.

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