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

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Forecast updated at 12:00 pm EST on Tuesday 28 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front is crossing Tasmania today, followed by a weaker trough later today with a cold southwesterly airstream to follow. The airstream will then tend more westerly during Thursday and Friday as a large high pressure centre establishes near the South Australian coast.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Gale Warning for Tuesday for Far North West Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots east of King Island in the late morning.
Seas
2.5 to 4 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres south of King Island during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening. Possible small hail in the afternoon and evening.

Wednesday 29 July

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots early in the morning. Winds decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 7 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Thursday 30 July

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres near Cape Grim.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
2nd Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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 4:05 pm EST Tuesday.

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