View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Wednesday 31 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure will strengthen over the state from the west during today.This ridge will persist over the coming days until a trough develops west of Bass Strait late Friday. This trough will extend over the northwest early Saturday and is expected to cross Tasmania by the evening.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Thursday 1 January
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the early morning then tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 2 January
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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