Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Sunday 18 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A high over the central Tasman Sea directs a warm northwesterly flow over Tasmania. A weak trough is expected to approach from the west on Monday and move over the state on Tuesday and Wednesday. Warm northwesterly winds are forecast to increase on Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Monday 19 October

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
The chance of morning fog with reduced visibility. Sunny afternoon.

Tuesday 20 October

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 21 October

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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 pm EDT Sunday.

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