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Far North West Coast: Sandy Cape to Stanley Forecast

Far North West Coast: Sandy Cape to Stanley

Issued: Sunday, 4 October 4:30AM

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots east of King Island in the evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres near Cape Grim.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots south of King Island in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots shifting south to southwesterly during the afternoon.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres south of King Island during the morning.

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Other TAS Coastal Waters Forecasts

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots shifting west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds may reach up to 30 knots at times.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon. Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots about Banks Strait during the afternoon and evening.

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

Swell: Easterly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the evening.

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

Swell: Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning northwesterly in the late evening.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres inshore around midday.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning west to southwesterly during the morning.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming west to southwesterly about 10 knots before dawn then tending northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.

Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres inshore.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, tending westerly 4 to 5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore this morning.

Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore around midday. Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending northeasterly around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

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

Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the afternoon.

Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.

Seas: Around 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening.

Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots shifting southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the afternoon.

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

Swell: West to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly below 10 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas: Below 1 metre.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.

Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the morning and afternoon.

Winds: Northwesterly 30 to 35 knots turning west to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots during the morning.

Seas: 3 to 4 metres.

Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres, tending westerly 5 metres during the morning.

Forecast for Sunday, 4 October

Weather: Cloudy.

Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening. Winds may reach up to 30 knots at times.

Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres.

Swell: East to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending east to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.

Forecast for Monday, 5 October

Weather: Partly cloudy.

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.

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

Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. Northeasterly around 1 metre.

Forecast for Tuesday, 6 October

Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly during the afternoon.

Seas: 2 to 3 metres.

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

Cape Sorell (Coastal)

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5 kn ENE

· 8 °C

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Temperature

West Coast

↑ Warming

Now: 8 °C

Tides

Cape Sorell

↓ Falling

Current: 0.87m

Weather Now for West Coast (Coastal)

8 °C

Feels like 6 °C

Wind

5 kn ENE

Humidity

94%

Pressure

1022 hPa

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50 km radius

West Coast

5 kn ENE

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