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

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Friday 17 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A west to northwesterly airstream will prevail over the state for the coming days as a near stationary high pressure centre over Victoria extends a ridge over Tasmania. Winds will tend more north to northwesterly on Sunday and into Monday as the high slowly moves to the east.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for South West Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 4 to 5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 18 July

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for South West Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Swell
Westerly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Sunday 19 July

Winds
Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Westerly 2.5 metres, tending southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

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 Friday.

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