View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:03 am EST on Wednesday 1 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system off the west coast is forecast to move to the southwest during Wednesday, clearing well away to the south by Thursday. A high is expected to move over Victoria on Friday and extends a ridge over Tasmania later in the day. The ridge slowly moves east on Saturday as a trough approaches from the west late in the day.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
Gale Warning for Wednesday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots near Eddystone Point in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Thursday 2 October
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending westerly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- West to northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Friday 3 October
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Wednesday.
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