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

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Friday 12 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge of high pressure to the north of Tasmania. A cold front is forecast to cross Tasmania on Saturday, with a low to then move well to the south of Tasmania later on Saturday and early Sunday. Another high pressure system is expected to move over to the north of Tasmania on Sunday afternoon and evening, then move over the Tasman Sea on Monday as a cold front weakens to the west of the state.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Saturday 13 June

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Upper East Coast

Winds
North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late morning and afternoon. Winds tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Sunday 14 June

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.
Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore during the morning.
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 am EST Friday.

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