Far Northwest Coastal Waters Forecast: Sandy Cape to Stanley including King Island

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will cross Tasmania from the west overnight, bringing cooler southwesterly stream that will persist through much of Sunday. A ridge of high pressure is forecast to build over western Tasmania late Sunday, with the high centre to move over the state on Monday. A ridge will remain over Tasmania into Tuesday as the high centre moves over the Tasman Sea. Another cold front is expected to approach and cross the state from the west late Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of King Island in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 1 February

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southerly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon. Possible small hail south of King Island in the afternoon and early evening.

Monday 2 February

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 3 February

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of King Island during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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 pm EDT Saturday.

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