No warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 18 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends over Tasmania, persisting for the coming days. A weak cold front is forecast to clip the south of the state on Saturday morning, as the ridge persists over the north. The high moves into the Tasman Sea on Sunday, directing a northerly flow over Tasmania.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the evening then becoming west to northwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Thursday 19 March
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 20 March
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 21 March
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then shifting north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 22 March
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then shifting west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
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