Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Thursday 27 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A westerly flow persists. A weak cold front embedded in the flow approaches and crosses from the west late Friday and early Saturday. A ridge is expected to return over the weekend from a high centred well to the west of WA and persist on Sunday, maintaining a west to southwesterly flow. A trough and associated low approach the state late Sunday and move over the state on Monday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 28 November

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Northwest to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending west to northwesterly around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Saturday 29 November

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 30 November

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
Southeast to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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 Friday.

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