Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast updated at 5:24 pm EST on Sunday 20 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will cross Tasmania this evening, with winds to tend colder southwesterly early Monday morning. A high will establish over the Bight later Monday, with the high expected to move to the north of Tasmania on Tuesday morning and lie over the northern Tasman Sea during Wednesday and Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Gale Warning for Sunday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 21 September

Gale Warning for Monday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore early in the morning.
Seas
2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Tuesday 22 September

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 6 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Wednesday 23 September

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northerly during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
South to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
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 10:00 pm EST Sunday.

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