Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Saturday 30 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system is approaching Tasmania from the west and will pass close to the south during Sunday. A cold front associated with the low will cross Sunday morning with a cool west to southwesterly airstream to follow which will persist into Monday. Later Monday, a large and significant low pressure system is expected to move over the Bight and approach Tasmania, extending a warm front over the state early Tuesday. The low complex then moves over Tasmanian and remains in the vicinity throughout Wednesday.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres.
Swell
Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm later tonight.

Sunday 31 May

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Banks Strait and Franklin Sound

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
West to northwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the morning.
2nd Swell
Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Monday 1 June

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning northerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
Swell
West to northwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northwest to southwesterly around 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Tuesday 2 June

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
Swell
Easterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% 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 10:00 pm EST Saturday.

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