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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Friday 14 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure over Tasmania today will move into the Tasman Sea on Saturday. A low pressure system over the southern mainland will move near Tasmania late on Saturday with a series of cold fronts to follow through to early to mid next week.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Saturday 15 November

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 2 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 16 November

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending westerly 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail at night.

Monday 17 November

Winds
Westerly 25 to 35 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southwesterly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning and afternoon.

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 EDT Saturday.

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