East of Flinders Island Coastal Waters Forecast: North Flinders Island to St Helens Point

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Tuesday 11 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A cold front crossing Tasmania today clears to the east by Tuesday morning, with a broad west to southwesterly flow expected to develop across the state as a high pressure ridge lies to the north of the state. A series of cold fronts embedded in the flow are expected to pass over the state in coming days as the ridge persists to the north.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail offshore. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore this afternoon.

Wednesday 12 November

Gale Warning for Wednesday for East of Flinders Island

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
South to southwesterly around 1 metre, tending northwest to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Thursday 13 November

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning west to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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 am EDT Tuesday.

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