Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Tuesday 10 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea maintains a weak ridge over Tasmania this morning. A cold front is forecast to approach Tasmania later today, crossing the state from the west on Wednesday, followed by a ridge of high pressure extending from a high centred well to the west of the state on Thursday, forecast to persist into Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly below 10 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots near Eddystone Point in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 11 March

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly in the morning then turning west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Thursday 12 March

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots tending southwesterly during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 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

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Tuesday.

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