Upper East Coastal Waters Forecast: St Helens Point to Wineglass Bay

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Tuesday 10 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A high moves into the Tasman Sea today ahead of a cold front that moves across the state on Wednesday. A strong ridge of high pressure will begin to build over the state later in the week.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 11 February

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds shifting west to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Thursday 12 February

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.
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 10:00 am EDT Tuesday.

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