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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Sunday 12 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system build over the Bight during Sunday, maintaining a cold southwesterly stream over Tasmania during the day. The high is expected to move to the north of Tasmania later Monday, extending and ridge over the state as it passes. A cold front approaches from the west on Tuesday and is expected to cross later in the day, with another front approaching from the west later Wednesday. These systems will maintain cooler weather over the state early next week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the late morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Monday 13 April

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Tuesday 14 April

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting north to northwesterly during the morning then tending west to northwesterly during the evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly 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 10:00 am EST Sunday.

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