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

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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Sunday 7 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A westerly flow over Tasmania on Sunday, shifting northwesterly on Monday ahead of a cold front crossing the state during the day. Westerly flow behind the cold front then persists on Tuesday, with a trough of low pressure embedded in the westerly flow moving over the state. A high pressure system south of the Bight then extends a ridge over Bass Strait, with another cold front clipping the south later Wednesday. The high moves eastwards to be centred east of Tasmania later Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Gale Warning for Sunday for South West Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Monday 8 December

Gale Warning for Monday for South West Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 40 knots during the morning.
Seas
3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
Swell
Westerly 3 to 4 metres, tending northwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the morning, then tending westerly 3 to 4 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Tuesday 9 December

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots before dawn then tending westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early morning.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 3 to 5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Wednesday 10 December

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the afternoon.
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 10:00 pm EDT Sunday.

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