Tasman Sea

IHO sea area 63 · 147° to 175° E, -51° to -30° N

in force
4
last 12 months
4
since 1999
809
categories
10

In force now · 4

  1. HYDROPAC 2333/26 · Nav aids2026-08-14
    Perpendicular Point Light in Tasman Sea, Australia at 35-05.65S 150-48.25E, temporarily changed to flashing (3) white every 20 seconds.
  2. HYDROPAC 2313/26 · Exercises2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations take place near 36-28.65S 174-09.63E in Tasman Sea, New Zealand, from 170500Z to 171000Z August.
  3. HYDROPAC 1873/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable operations by ship Responder are underway in Bass Strait and Tasman Sea, Australia, until further notice; a one-mile berth is requested.
  4. AUSCOAST 231/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable-laying vessel RESPONDER is conducting operations along a line from 38-19.86S 144-19.61E to 37-18.44S 153-20.94E, with 5 nautical miles either side, requesting 1.0 nautical mile clearance.

Longest in force

  1. AUSCOAST 231/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable-laying vessel RESPONDER is conducting operations along a line from 38-19.86S 144-19.61E to 37-18.44S 153-20.94E, with 5 nautical miles either side, requesting 1.0 nautical mile clearance.
  2. HYDROPAC 1873/26 · Cable ops2026-06-29
    Cable operations by ship Responder are underway in Bass Strait and Tasman Sea, Australia, until further notice; a one-mile berth is requested.
  3. HYDROPAC 2313/26 · Exercises2026-08-11
    Hazardous operations take place near 36-28.65S 174-09.63E in Tasman Sea, New Zealand, from 170500Z to 171000Z August.
  4. HYDROPAC 2333/26 · Nav aids2026-08-14
    Perpendicular Point Light in Tasman Sea, Australia at 35-05.65S 150-48.25E, temporarily changed to flashing (3) white every 20 seconds.

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By category · since 1997

Nav aids25632%
Cable ops13316%
Derelicts11514%
Other11214%
Surveys8711%
Exercises354%
Containers324%
Debris263%
Wrecks101%
Missiles30%

Archive · 805 cancelled

  1. HYDROPAC 747/05 · Nav aids2005-05-04 → 2005-10-27
    Schnapper point light 41-12.0S 173-19.0E unlit
  2. HYDROPAC 622/05 · Nav aids2005-04-13 → 2005-10-27
    Howells point light 46-23.1S 168-01.8E unlit
  3. HYDROPAC 433/05 · Nav aids2005-03-10 → 2005-10-27
    Greymouth harbor south breakwater light 42-26.2S 171-11.9E unlit
  4. HYDROPAC 410/05 · Cable ops2005-03-07 → 2005-04-30
    Seismic survey in progress until further notice by M/V vertias viking II within 60 miles of 39-42S 173-36E
  5. HYDROPAC 138/05 · Surveys2005-01-25 → 2005-10-27
    Underwater operations in progress until further notice in 39-58.7S 175-00.4E
  6. HYDROPAC 108/05 · Nav aids2005-01-18 → 2005-10-27
    Bluff harbor entrance light 46-37.5S 168-20.5E unlit
  7. HYDROPAC 105/05 · Nav aids2005-01-17 → 2005-03-02
    Point home lookout light 42-32S 147-57E unlit
  8. HYDROPAC 1957/04 · Other2004-12-23 → 2005-02-27
    Unexploded ordnance vicinity 32-42.0S 152-14.6E
  9. HYDROPAC 1906/04 · Containers2004-12-13 → 2004-12-20
    Container adrift vicinity 41-27.1S 174-37.6E
  10. HYDROPAC 1793/04 · Other2004-11-15 → 2004-11-22
    24 meter diameter polly pipe fish farm adrift vicinity 32-36S 152-30E
  11. HYDROPAC 1767/04 · Other2004-11-09 → 2006-02-15
    Baring head light 41-24.6S 174-52.2E at reduced intensity
  12. HYDROPAC 1754/04 · Nav aids2004-11-06 → 2005-12-09
    Range at bushy point light 46-36.5S 168-31.2E changed to 8 miles
  13. HYDROPAC 1737/04 · Derelicts2004-11-03 → 2004-11-10
    Derelict ten meter S/V adrift vicinity 32-44S 157-27E at 031530Z nov
  14. HYDROPAC 1661/04 · Nav aids2004-10-21 → 2004-10-22
    Perpendicular point light 35-05.0S 150-48.2E unlit
  15. HYDROPAC 1365/04 · Nav aids2004-08-22 → 2006-11-08
    Wollongong head light 34-25.3S 150-54.6E discontinued
  16. HYDROPAC 1157/04 · Nav aids2004-07-13 → 2005-03-02
    Eddystone point light 40-59.6S 148-20.9E unlit
  17. HYDROPAC 977/04 · Other2004-06-11 → 2004-07-03
    Unmanned 50 meter barge anchored in 33-03.14S 151-41.20E
  18. HYDROPAC 967/04 · Other2004-06-09 → 2005-03-02
    Point stephens light 32-50.0S 152-12.1E at reduced intensity
  19. HYDROPAC 966/04 · Nav aids2004-06-08 → 2004-06-09
    Point stevens light 32-44.9S 152-12.2E unlit
  20. HYDROPAC 751/04 · Nav aids2004-04-27 → 2004-04-28
    Crowdy head light 31-51S 152-45E unlit

Sea boundaries: Flanders Marine Institute (2018), IHO Sea Areas v3, marineregions.org (CC BY 4.0). Not for navigation — follow official NAVAREA / coastal broadcasts.