Upper East Coastal Waters Forecast: St Helens Point to Wineglass Bay

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Friday 13 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure will persist over the state into the weekend with a two high pressure centres moving over Tasmania on Saturday and Sunday. This high will clear into the Tasman Sea by the new week before a cold front approaches from the west on Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 14 February

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Cloudy.

Sunday 15 February

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Monday 16 February

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly 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 4:00 am EDT Saturday.

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