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

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:41 am EDT on Friday 21 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge lies to the north of Tasmania from a high centred to the west. The high centre is expected to move over the state during today before moving to the south by the weekend, shifting the flow easterly on Saturday. A trough over Victoria during the weekend is forecast to extend south into Bass Strait on Sunday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the middle of the day then tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Sunny.

Saturday 22 November

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 23 November

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
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 4:05 pm EDT Friday.

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