Coastal Waters Forecast 

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Coastal Waters Forecast for Tasmania
Central West Coast: Low Rocky Point to Sandy Cape

Issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 18 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 21 November 2025.

Please be aware
Wind 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.

Warning Information

Weather Situation

A series of cold fronts are forecast to pass over the state in a persistent west to southwesterly flow on the eastern flank of a high pressure system to the west. The flow will ease later this week as the high pressure system moves closer to Tasmania and extends a ridge over the state on Friday. The ridge is expected to move southeast at the weekend.

Forecast for Tuesday 18 November until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Central West Coast

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots before dawn then becoming westerly 20 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres, tending westerly 4 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Westerly 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Wednesday.

* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine

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