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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 7 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure over the bight and Victoria is extending a southwesterly flow across the state. A cold front is expected to cross Tasmania late Tuesday, before the ridge of high pressure approaches from the west thereafter and a southwesterly flow reestablishes.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of King Island in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 8 September

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds tending southwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail south of King Island in the evening.

Wednesday 9 September

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, increasing to 5 to 7 metres south of King Island during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.

Thursday 10 September

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 to 7 metres, decreasing to 3 to 5 metres during the afternoon.
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 pm EST Monday.

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