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

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Saturday 23 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre lies to the east of Tasmania, extending a ridge over the state. The ridge is then expected to slowly move eastwards during today as a cold front approaches from the west, nearing the west coast later Sunday. A low pressure centre is expected to develop on the front to the northwest of Tasmania later Sunday and during Monday, directing a trough over the state on Monday. The low centre is then expected to move over the southeast mainland on Monday and Tuesday, directing an easterly airstream over Tasmania.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore later in the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Sunday 24 May

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming northwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Monday 25 May

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
Weather
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 10:00 am EST Saturday.

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