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Far North West Coast: Sandy Cape to Stanley Forecast

Far North West Coast: Sandy Cape to Stanley

Issued: Wednesday, 28 October 10:00PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of King Island.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting westerly 20 to 30 knots during the day.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

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Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait around midday.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Mostly clear.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots shifting north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: 1.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning and afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before turning northerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning and again in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly in the late morning.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly 25 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Cloud clearing.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning and again in the late evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 5 metres offshore.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting north to northeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the day then turning westerly during the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon. North to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the afternoon.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 3 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 5 metres.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the early afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly during the morning then shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Winds shifting north to northwesterly in the late morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Friday, 30 October

Weather: Sunny.

Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming northerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning west to northwesterly during the evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Below 0.5 metres, tending north to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Cape Grim

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18 kn WSW

· 12 °C

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Temperature

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Now: 12 °C

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Current: 2.10m

Weather Now for Stack Island

12 °C

Feels like 5 °C

Wind

18 kn WSW

Humidity

74%

Pressure

1021 hPa

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18 kn WSW

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