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

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Saturday 26 April 2025.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure extends over the state from the west today, ahead of a cold front moving over the state from the south on Sunday. A weak trough will move over Tasmania on Monday, before a ridge directs southerly flow over the state from a high situated in the Bight on Tuesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 27 April

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island in the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of King Island during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 28 April

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 29 April

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% 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 5:00 am EST Sunday.

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