View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Friday 17 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough will pass over the state today. A high pressure system over Victoria will then extend a ridge over the state during Saturday. A strong northerly flow will develop on Sunday, ahead of a cold front which is forecast to cross the state on Sunday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to northwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 18 October
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait early in the morning. Winds turning northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 19 October
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Friday.
Product IDT12323