South West Coastal Waters Forecast: South East Cape to Low Rocky Point

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Friday 5 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front moves over the state this afternoon and evening. A west to northwesterly airstream will then establish and prevail over Tasmania until Monday, as an area of high pressure builds over the southeastern mainland and a series of lows and fronts pass well to the southwest. With the high pressure system moving into the Tasman Sea early next week the airstream will tend northerly.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West Coast

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 3 metres inshore, increasing to 4 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 6 June

Gale Warning for Saturday for South West Coast

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning northwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 6 metres during the morning, then tending westerly 5 to 6 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Sunday 7 June

Winds
Northwesterly 30 to 35 knots decreasing to 25 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
2.5 to 4 metres.
Swell
Westerly 5 to 6 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Monday 8 June

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Westerly 4 to 6 metres, decreasing to 4 metres during the afternoon or evening.
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 4:00 am EST Saturday.

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