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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the state will drift eastwards into the Tasman Sea on Friday. A weak cold front is expected to cross Tasmania during Saturday, ahead of a second stronger cold front to cross on Sunday. A high pressure system in the Bight is forecast to extend a ridge over western Tasmania late Monday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Clear.

Friday 12 December

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Upper East Coast

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Saturday 13 December

Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Sunday 14 December

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
South to southwesterly 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 Thursday.

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