Central North Coastal Waters Forecast: Stanley to Flinders Island

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A cold front passing over Tasmania is expected to clear to the east of the state by Thursday morning. A trough is expected to linger about the northeast on Thursday as a high pressure system centred well to the west extends a ridge over the state. The high pressure centre is expected to move over Tasmania during Friday before moving to the south of the state by the weekend, shifting the flow easterly.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Central North Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 20 November

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Friday 21 November

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Westerly around 1 metre offshore.
Weather
Sunny.

Saturday 22 November

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly below 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 Wednesday.

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