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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Saturday 13 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front is approaching Tasmania from the west and is forecast to cross the state today, with the associated low centre to moving well to the south. A high pressure system is expected to move over Tasmania late Sunday before moving over the Tasman Sea on Monday. Another low pressure system is forecast to approach from the west on Tuesday, extending a trough over the state.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, tending westerly 2 to 4 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain.

Sunday 14 June

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Far North West Coast

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 4 to 5 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 15 June

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly 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 EST Saturday.

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