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 20 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad low pressure system near the west of Tasmania clears to the southeast into Sunday morning before a second, more intense, low pressure system is forecast to move across Bass Strait during Sunday and clear to the east Monday morning. A ridge of high pressure is expected to extend across the southern mainland, forecast to direct a westerly flow over Tasmania from Monday. Cold fronts embedded in the flow are expected to cross Tasmania late Monday and again Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres east of King Island.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 21 December

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots east of King Island in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.

Monday 22 December

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 23 December

Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning.

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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