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

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Wednesday 22 January 2025.

Weather Situation

A weak cold front is approaching Tasmanian from the west and will move over the state this morning, before a ridge quickly pushes over the state in the afternoon. A trough will deepen about eastern Bass Strait during Thursday, before moving east on Friday, followed by another ridge of high pressure.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southerly early in the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 23 January

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore early in the morning. Winds turning southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 24 January

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

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 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.

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