View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Thursday 6 August 2026.
Weather Situation
A broad area of low pressure lies to the east of Tasmania and will continue to slowly move eastwards during today. A high pressure centre over New South Wales extends a ridge towards Tasmania today as a weak cold front approaches from the west. The front is expected to cross the state later today with a ridge of high pressure to redevelop during Friday. The airstream will then tend northwesterly across Tasmania during Saturday as a strong cold front approaches from the west, expected to cross later Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming westerly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 7 August
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming west to northwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy.
Saturday 8 August
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 9 August
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Thursday.
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