Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 4:09 pm EDT on Wednesday 6 December 2023.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure extends across Victoria and Bass Strait during today, directing a westerly airstream over Tasmania. A cold front moves well to the west of Tasmania during Thursday, with the airstream tending warmer northwesterly as it slowly approaches. The cold front and associated trough then cross Tasmania later Friday, with a cooler southwesterly airstream establishing over the state on Saturday. A ridge to the west then quickly moves over Tasmania later Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 7 December

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then shifting northeasterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Friday 8 December

Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly before dawn then shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Saturday 9 December

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
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 Thursday.

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