View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 10 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure centre slowly approaches the west of Tasmania today, as a weak trough brushes the far south. The high is expected to move over the state on Thursday and continue moving eastwards to be over the Tasman Sea by Friday. A cold front is then forecast to cross the state during Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 11 December
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to below 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 12 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 13 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly during the morning then tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% 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
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Thursday.
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