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Tasmania

Coastal Waters Forecast for Tasmania
Eastern Zones: Northern Tip of Flinders Island to Tasman Island

Issued at 10:00 am EDT on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 1 March 2026.

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

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Weather Situation

A high pressure centre just east of Tasmania is to remain stationary just off the east coast on Saturday and Sunday, bringing warmer and more humid north to northeasterly winds over the state. A trough is expected to approach and cross Tasmania from the west on Monday.

East of Flinders Island: Northern Tip of Flinders Island to St Helens Point

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day. Winds turning northeasterly in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Franklin Sound. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about Franklin Sound. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Upper East Coast: St Helens Point to Wineglass Bay

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Lower East Coast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

South East Coast: Tasman Island to South East Cape

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly in the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres near Cape Bruny during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

South West Coast: South East Cape to Low Rocky Point

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening. 2nd Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Becoming cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Friday.

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