Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Monday 28 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system centred to the west of Tasmania extends a ridge over the state, forecast to move across the state during Monday before moving over the Tasman Sea during Tuesday. Northerly flow is expected to build during Tuesday over Tasmania ahead of an approaching trough, forecast to cross during early Wednesday. A broad trough is forecast to cross the state during Thursday, ahead of an approaching cold front.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 29 September

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 30 September

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northwesterly during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres near Eddystone Point during the morning.
Swell
South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
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 4:05 pm EST Monday.

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