View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Friday 3 April 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system will approach Tasmania from the west this evening and move over the state during Saturday, then out to the east on Sunday. A cold front is expected to approach and cross Tasmania late Monday or early Tuesday morning, with another ridge of high pressure to build over the state on Tuesday evening.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning southerly in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of King Island.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 4 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 4 April
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots east of King Island in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of King Island.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 5 April
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending east to northeasterly below 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 6 April
- Winds
- Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots shifting west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Friday.
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