Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Wednesday 20 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre near the South Australian coast extends a ridge of high pressure to the west of Tasmania. The ridge slowly approaches Tasmania and is expected to cross during Thursday and Friday, bringing mostly settled weather to the state. The high is then forecast to move to the east of Tasmania later Friday as a cold front approaches from the west during Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 21 May

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning north to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 22 May

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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 Wednesday.

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