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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday 4 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad area of low pressure lingers over Tasmania today. Later this evening, a cold front is forecast to cross the state, with a cooler southwesterly flow to develop behind it and persist through Wednesday and Thursday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to northeasterly in the evening then tending north to northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Wednesday 5 November

Gale Warning for Wednesday for South East Coast

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots near Cape Bruny in the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Thursday 6 November

Winds
West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 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 4:05 pm EDT Tuesday.

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