Lower East Coastal Waters Forecast: Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Thursday 21 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure slowly crosses Tasmania today and tomorrow, bringing mostly settled weather to the state. The high is then forecast to move to the east of Tasmania later Friday as a cold front approaches from the west during Saturday, and crosses over the west later Sunday. A low pressure centre is expected to develop on the front to the northwest of Tasmania later Sunday and during Monday, directing a trough over the state on Monday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Clear.

Friday 22 May

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Saturday 23 May

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Sunday 24 May

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 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 4:00 am EST Friday.

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