Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Sunday 16 February 2025.

Weather Situation

A cool southerly airstream over Tasmania will tend westerly overnight as a high pressure system approaches Tasmania from the west. The high will weaken to the northwest of Tasmania during Monday, with a cold front to cross the state early Tuesday bringing a southwesterly stream that is expected to persist through Wednesday. A high will slowly approach Tasmania from the west during Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 17 February

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 18 February

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Wednesday 19 February

Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% 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 EDT Monday.

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