Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 31 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure strengthens over Tasmania. This will persist over the coming days until a low pressure trough is expected to cross the state on Saturday and linger off the east coast on Sunday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 1 January

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southerly in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 2 January

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Saturday 3 January

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly during the afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
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 4:00 am EDT Thursday.

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