Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Wednesday 17 September 2025.

Weather Situation

A westerly stream continues over Tasmania today, with a ridge to build over the state later tonight as a high moves quickly over Victoria. A northwesterly airstream will develop during Thursday as the high moves over the northern Tasman Sea. Cold fronts are expected to cross Tasmania early Friday morning and during Friday evening, with another cold front to approach the state from the west late Saturday evening.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Gale Warning for Wednesday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Thursday 18 September

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 19 September

Winds
North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% 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 Wednesday.

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