View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Saturday 30 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system is approaching from the west and will cross Tasmania over the weekend. This will bring a series of cold fronts today and on Sunday, with a westerly flow persisting into Monday. Later Monday, a large and significant low pressure system is expected to move over the Bight and approach Tasmania. It will cross Tasmania and Victoria during Tuesday, extending several fronts and troughs over those states as it passes.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 31 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming westerly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Monday 1 June
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Tuesday 2 June
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% 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 10:00 am EST Saturday.
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