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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Monday 19 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A high over the central Tasman Sea directs a warm northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A weak trough is expected to approach from the west on Monday and move over the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. Warm northwesterly winds are forecast to increase on Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of King Island.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Mostly sunny. Patchy fog east of King Island during the morning and afternoon with reduced visibility. 50% chance of showers south of King Island this evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.

Tuesday 20 October

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots south of King Island early in the morning. Winds tending northwesterly in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the morning and afternoon.

Wednesday 21 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres south of King Island.
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 10:00 am EDT Monday.

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