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

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Monday 31 August 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over eastern Victoria will move into the Tasman Sea this evening. A cold front will approach Victoria from the west on Tuesday and cross the state Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. A second cold front embedded in a westerly flow will clip the south of Victoria on Thursday morning, with a high pressure system to build to the north of the state in the evening. This high is expected to move over the Tasman Sea on Friday morning, with a strong cold front to approach the west of Victoria on Friday evening.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northwest to northeasterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Clear.

Tuesday 1 September

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Wednesday 2 September

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending northwesterly in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 3 September

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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 4:00 am EST Tuesday.

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