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 10 January 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough off the east coast will clear into the Tasman Sea late Saturday with a ridge of high pressure developing in its wake on Sunday. This ridge will persist early next week with a weak trough developing to the north east in Bass Strait over Tuesday. This trough will linger northeast of Flinders Island on Wednesday leading to a broad area of low pressure over the north.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 4 to 5 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 11 January

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 4 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 12 January

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 13 January

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres south of King Island during the morning.
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 EDT Saturday.

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