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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Monday 12 October 2026.

Weather Situation

Northwesterly flow continues ahead of an approaching cold front crossing the state this morning followed quickly by a second cold front expected to move across the state during the evening. This second front will shift the flow into a colder southwesterly one by Tuesday. A high pressure centre is forecast to approach the west of Tasmania during Wednesday and move over the state into Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Upper East Coast

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 13 October

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Upper East Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail offshore.

Wednesday 14 October

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
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 10:00 am EDT Monday.

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