Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Sunday 19 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A high to the east Tasmania will remain over the Southern Tasman Sea through Monday and Tuesday and extend a ridge over the state. A weak cold front is expected to approach Tasmania during Wednesday, then cross the state late Wednesday and early Thursday ahead of another high that will move over Tasmania on Thursday evening.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres about Banks Strait.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Monday 20 April

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about Banks Strait.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 21 April

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.
Weather
Cloudy.

Wednesday 22 April

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.
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 pm EST Sunday.

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