View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Wednesday 25 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure ridge is expected to extend over Tasmania from the west on Wednesday, with the high centre forecast to move over the state on Thursday and Friday. The high is projected to remain stationary just off the east coast on Saturday, bringing northeasterly winds over the state.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Thursday 26 February
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 27 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 28 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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