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 21 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system quickly clears to the east of Tasmania ahead of an approaching cold front expected to cross the state during Sunday afternoon. Another high pressure system is forecast to move over Tasmania from the west on Monday before clearing over the Tasman Sea by Tuesday. A trough is forecast to extend over the northeast from the mainland on Tuesday, as a cold front clips the south of the state. Another high pressure ridge is expected to extend over Tasmania from the west on Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Clear.

Sunday 22 February

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots south of King Island during the morning. Winds shifting west to southwesterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Monday 23 February

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 24 February

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

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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