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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 29 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system lingers over Tasmania this evening and into Thursday. A trough is forecast to approach and cross Tasmania from the west during Friday. A weak ridge is then expected to extend over Tasmania on Saturday, before a low pressure system approaches from the west on Sunday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Thursday 30 October

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 31 October

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.

Saturday 1 November

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Southerly 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 pm EDT Wednesday.

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