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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 5:15PM

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots east of King Island during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres south of King Island.

Forecast for Thursday, 29 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

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

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 northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 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.

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly 20 to 30 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, 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 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 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: Mostly sunny.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early 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: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending west to northwesterly during the evening.

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

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: Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Westerly around 1 metre.

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 during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Saturday, 31 October

Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 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 15 to 20 knots turning northerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres.

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 southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre, 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: Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: South to southwesterly 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 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: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.

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

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 30 knots.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 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 tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 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: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

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

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

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, reaching up to 35 knots inshore in the late afternoon.

Seas: 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres inshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 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 southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 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 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Wednesday, 28 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 4 to 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 tending northwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in 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 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly during the afternoon.

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

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 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 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 tending north to northwesterly in the middle of the day then tending west to southwesterly in the late 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 northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.

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

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: North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly during the evening.

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

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.

Smithton

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14 kn SW

· 13 °C

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Temperature

Stanley

↓ Cooling

Now: 13 °C

Tides

Stanley

↓ Falling

Current: 0.89m

Weather Now for Stanley

13 °C

Feels like 7 °C

Wind

14 kn SW

Humidity

72%

Pressure

1018 hPa

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Stanley

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