View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Sunday 25 August 2019.
Weather Situation
Tasmania is in a westerly flow, while a cold front will pass to the south of the state tonight. The westerly stream will continue on Monday, with a weak embedded trough to cross Tasmania during the day, while winds will freshen and tend northwesterly on Tuesday as a cold front approaches from the west. This front will cross Tasmania during Wednesday, leaving a cold southerly flow in its wake.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Monday 26 August
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 27 August
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 28 August
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Monday.
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