View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EDT on Thursday 8 December 2022.
Weather Situation
A cold front is moving east over the Tasman Sea leaving a cold and showery southwesterly airstream in its wake. Winds and showers will ease during Friday, with a high pressure system expected to move over Tasmania. The high will move out to the east on Saturday ahead of a low that is expected to move to the west of Tasmania during Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Gale Warning for Thursday for Central North Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore, possibly severe.
Friday 9 December
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 10 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly 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
- 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 Thursday.
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