Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Saturday 7 November 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold southwesterly wind flows over the State today as a high approaches from the west. The high pressure system is expected to move overhead Tasmania on Sunday, drifting away to the southeast from Monday. A trough is expected to move over from the west on Tuesday evening, closely followed by a ridge on Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Sunday 8 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
1st Swell
Northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Becoming cloudy.

Monday 9 November

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 10 November

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
East to southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 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

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 4:00 am EDT Sunday.

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