View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Tuesday 19 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A weak cold front will cross Tasmania today. A ridge will then extend over the State from a high in the northern Bight from Wednesday. The high is forecast to move across Tasmania during Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 20 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 21 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 22 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Tuesday.
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