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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A southwesterly flow will persist over Tasmania ahead of an approaching ridge of high pressure. The flow is expected to weaken and turn northerly on Friday as the ridge moves eastwards across the state and towards the Tasman Sea. A low pressure system over the southern mainland moves near Tasmania on Saturday with a series of cold fronts to follow through to early next week.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Gale Warning for Thursday for Far North West Coast

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots inshore in the late morning. Winds turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 4 to 5 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Friday 14 November

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of King Island early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
Weather
Cloudy.

Saturday 15 November

Winds
East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
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 4:05 pm EDT Thursday.

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