IDT12328
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 4:00 am EDT on Wednesday 8 October 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 10 October 2025.
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 broad and slow moving area of low pressure, well to the south, is forecast to direct west to northwesterly winds over Tasmania until at least Friday. Embedded cold fronts are projected to move over Tasmania from the west early Thursday, and during the day Friday.
Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning. Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres. Swell: Westerly 5 to 6 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres. Swell: Westerly 5 to 6 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Northwesterly 30 to 40 knots turning westerly during the afternoon. Seas: 3 metres, increasing to 4 metres during the morning. Swell: Westerly 6 to 7 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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