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 29 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak trough is expected to approach Tasmania from the west today and cross during Tuesday, bringing a north to northwesterly airstream to the state. The airstream will then tend more northerly on Wednesday as a stronger trough approaches from the west, crossing Tasmania from late Wednesday. A cold front follow later Thursday, connected to a deep low pressure centre to the west of Tasmania.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening. Winds turning northerly 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 30 June

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning northwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Wednesday 1 July

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly 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 10:00 am EST Monday.

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