IDT15123
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 4:30 am EST on Wednesday 8 July 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 10 July 2026.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
A very strong high pressure centre lies over Tasmania and will weaken a little during the day before slowly moving over the Tasman Sea on Thursday and Friday. A northwesterly airstream will then develop over Tasmania later Friday and during Saturday as a series of cold fronts slowly approach from the west. The first front is expected to reach Tasmania later Saturday.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of morning fog inshore with reduced visibility.
Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far east. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: South to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Franklin Sound. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of light showers.
Winds: Easterly below 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: South to southeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Wednesday.
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