Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Friday 7 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A warm front approaches Tasmania from the northwest and is forecast to move over the state as associated low pressure system moves over the southeastern mainland during Friday. The warm front is expected to clear to the east of the state, with a ridge of high pressure forecast to develop over Tasmania during Saturday, persisting into Sunday. Another cold front is expected to approach from the southwest late Sunday and cross the state during Monday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Northerly about 10 knots tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.

Saturday 8 November

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Sunday 9 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
South to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly 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 4:05 pm EDT Friday.

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