View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Saturday 17 May 2025.
Weather Situation
A southwesterly flow prevails behind a front which crossed the state on Friday night. A high pressure system over the Bight is forecast to move slowly east, building a ridge over the state on Sunday, persisting to the north of Tasmania on Monday. The high centre is expected to move into the Tasman Sea on Tuesday, directing a northwesterly flow over Tasmania, ahead of an approaching trough to the west.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 18 May
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre about Banks Strait.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 19 May
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 20 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 0.5 metres.
- 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 5:00 am EST Sunday.
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