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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Wednesday 12 August 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front clears to the east of Tasmania today as a high pressure system over the mainland is forecast to direct a westerly flow over Tasmania on Thursday and persist into Friday. The high then moves over Tasmania on Saturday and Sunday, bringing settled conditions.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Central West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail early this evening.

Thursday 13 August

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Central West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 5 to 6 metres, tending southwesterly 5 to 6 metres around midday, then tending west to southwesterly 5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Friday 14 August

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 5 metres, tending southwesterly 5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Saturday 15 August

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% 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 10:00 pm EST Wednesday.

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