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

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Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Thursday 10 July 2025.

Weather Situation

A cold front approaching from the west is forecast to cross Tasmania this morning. A southwesterly flow will develop over the state this afternoon and evening, before a second cold front is forecast to brush the south and west of the state during Friday. A high pressure system over mainland Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania early Saturday, with a northwesterly stream to develop on Saturday afternoon.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Upper East Coast

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late morning and afternoon.

Friday 11 July

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 12 July

Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres.
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 4:05 pm EST Thursday.

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