View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday 17 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in Bass Strait will maintain a ridge across Tasmania as it drifts into the Tasman Sea. A trough will cross over the state tomorrow with a broad low pressure system developing off the west coast while a weak ridge slides along the south and the east on Friday. On Saturday the low pressure system will move to the south with an associated trough crossing the state.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 18 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 19 December
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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