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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 10 November 2026.

Weather Situation

A weakening cold front in the south west is expected to skim across the south on Tuesday night. This front is forecast to clear eastwards early Wednesday before a ridge of high pressure develops from the west. This ridge is expected to persist until Friday before it is eroded by a weak trough developing off the east coast. This trough is forecast to weaken on Saturday before a cold front approaches the west coast in the late evening.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 11 November

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots east of King Island in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 12 November

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 13 November

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
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 10:00 pm EDT Tuesday.

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