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

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Monday 16 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure lingers over Tasmania, while a weak trough on the east coast extends across the north today. A weak cold front is then forecast to cross the state on Tuesday, before a ridge of high pressure returns on Wednesday and Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 17 March

Strong Wind Warning for Tuesday for South West Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds tending west to southwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Wednesday 18 March

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
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 EDT Monday.

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