Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay Boating Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast updated at 4:34 am EDT on Sunday 11 October 2026.

Weather Situation

Northwesterly windflow during Sunday with a cold front embedded in the flow forecast to cross early Monday morning, followed by another cold front Monday evening, shifting the flow colder southwesterly into Tuesday. A high pressure centre is forecast to approach the west of Tasmania during Wednesday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 12 October

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly in the early morning then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Tuesday 13 October

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Wednesday 14 October

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Sunday.

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