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

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Saturday 6 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A west to northwesterly airstream prevails over Tasmania until Monday, as an area of high pressure builds over the southeastern mainland and a series of lows and fronts pass well to the southwest. With the high pressure system moving into the Tasman Sea early next week the airstream will tend northerly and freshen ahead of an approaching cold front mid week.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Gale Warning for Saturday for South East Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 5 to 6 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 7 June

Gale Warning for Sunday for South East Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the day.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.
Swell
West to southwesterly 5 to 6 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 8 June

Winds
West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning northerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 9 June

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the evening.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
Weather
Sunny.

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 4:00 am EST Sunday.

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