View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 16 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A cold front will cross Tasmania this evening, followed by a trough to pass over the state on Friday. A high pressure system over Victoria will then extend a ridge over the state during Saturday. A strong northerly flow will develop on Sunday, ahead of a cold front which is forecast to cross the state on Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late afternoon. Winds turning westerly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 17 October
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Far North West Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail south of King Island.
Saturday 18 October
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending northwest to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 4 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 19 October
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning west to northwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 4 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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