Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Tuesday 21 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre over the Tasman Sea is directing a northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A strong cold front is forecast to move over the state from the west late Wednesday and another cold front follows on Thursday, bringing strong west to southwesterly flow across the state, persisting into Friday and easing during Saturday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Wednesday 22 July

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the late afternoon and evening.

Thursday 23 July

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots increasing to 25 to 35 knots in the early afternoon then tending southwesterly 30 to 40 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 7 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. Possible small hail.

Friday 24 July

Winds
Southwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 7 metres offshore.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning.

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 Tuesday.

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