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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Sunday 24 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre sits in the southern Tasman Sea, extending a ridge over the State. The ridge will slowly weaken as a trough approaches from the west, nearing the west coast later Sunday. The trough is forecast to move over the State on Monday. The trough lingers to the northeast of Tasmania during Tuesday and Wednesday as another high pressure ridge builds to the south, directing an easterly airstream over Tasmania.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of King Island early in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers late this afternoon and evening.

Monday 25 May

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island by early evening.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 26 May

Winds
Easterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% 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 Sunday.

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