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

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Forecast updated at 12:14 pm EDT on Monday 2 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A trough is crossing over Tasmania from the west today, expected to clear to the east by late evening. A ridge is forecast to develop just to the south of the state on Tuesday morning before moving over the state in the afternoon. The ridge is expected to remain overhead on Wednesday before a cold front arrives during Thursday afternoon.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Tuesday 3 March

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Wednesday 4 March

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% 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 4:05 pm EDT Monday.

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