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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 25 September 2023.

Weather Situation

A weakening cold front crosses Tasmania today, followed by a ridge of high pressure later in the day, which will persist over Tasmania during Tuesday. A weak cold front will brush the south of Tasmania Wednesday morning, with a high over the Bight extending a ridge over Victoria later on Wednesday and persist through Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 26 September

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Southerly winds easing to around 10 knots during the morning and becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 27 September

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 28 September

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
Weather
Sunny.

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 5:00 am EST Tuesday.

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