Far Northwest Coastal Waters Forecast: Sandy Cape to Stanley including King Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Wednesday 22 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure centre over the Tasman Sea is directing a northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A strong cold front is forecast to move over the state from the west late Wednesday and another cold front follows on Thursday, bringing strong west to southwesterly flow across the state, persisting into Friday and easing during Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 4 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm east of King Island in the late morning.

Thursday 23 July

Gale Warning for Thursday for Far North West Coast

Winds
West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres inshore around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning and afternoon.

Friday 24 July

Winds
Southwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning westerly during the morning.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 5 to 6 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% 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 4:05 pm EST Wednesday.

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