South East Coastal Waters Forecast: Tasman Island to South East Cape

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday 3 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure over the state today, slowly moves out to the Tasman Sea. A cold front is expected to cross the state late Wednesday, with a westerly flow to persist behind it as a weak ridge moves to the north of Tasmania on Thursday and Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 4 February

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for South East Coast

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Thursday 5 February

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
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 EDT Tuesday.

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