Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Saturday 10 June 2023.

Weather Situation

Tasmania is experiencing a cool westerly flow produced by a complex low well to the south. The westerly wind builds on Saturday, especially about the south, as a trough skims by the state to the south. Winds gradually shift northwesterly by Sunday afternoon as a high builds to the north of the state. A weakening low slowly approaches the state from the west on Monday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Gale Warning for Saturday for Lower East Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning. Winds turning westerly in the early afternoon and easing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Sunday 11 June

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning northwesterly early in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 12 June

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
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 4:05 pm EST Saturday.

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