View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Saturday 18 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over Victoria directs a westerly airstream over Tasmania, forecast to weakening as a ridge extends over the state during today. A strong northerly flow will develop on Sunday, ahead of a cold front which is forecast to cross the state later in the day. Another cold front is forecast to approach the southwest of Tasmania Monday evening, passing to the south of the state.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots about Banks Strait early in the morning. Winds tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 19 October
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots near Eddystone Point during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 20 October
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 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

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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Saturday.
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