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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Wednesday 21 January 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will move across the state from the west today. A high pressure system moves into waters south of the Bight and extends a ridge over Tasmania on Thursday. That high then moves into the Tasman Sea on Friday, directing a northerly stream over the state ahead of a cold front expected over the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 20 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Thursday 22 January

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Friday 23 January

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
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 Wednesday.

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