View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Friday 19 June 2026.
Weather Situation
A cold front about the west, crosses the state during this afternoon and evening. A much cooler south to southwesterly airstream is expected to follow early Saturday with a ridge of high pressure forecast to develop over the state through the weekend. A warmer northwesterly airstream is then expected to develop during Monday as the ridge gradually moves to the east and a cold front approaches from the west. The cold front is expected to move over Tasmania on Tuesday resulting in a return to cooler southerly flow.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Saturday 20 June
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- West to northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Sunday 21 June
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 22 June
- Winds
- West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Friday.
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