No warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 26 September 2022.
Weather Situation
A weak trough is expected to linger over or near Tasmania today and Tuesday while a low pressure system forms over Victoria. The low is expected to move into the Tasman Sea to the northeast of Tasmania on Wednesday, with a cold front to brush the south of Tasmania in the evening. The front is expected to decay early Thursday then linger in the northeast, while a ridge moves to the south of the state and a high centre slowly approaches the southwest during the day.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Tuesday 27 September
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly early in the morning then tending south to southeasterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island in the late morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Wednesday 28 September
- Winds
- Southerly to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 29 September
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning east to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% 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.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Tuesday.
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