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Forecast issued at 4:09 pm EDT on Wednesday 6 December 2023.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure extends across Victoria and Bass Strait during today, directing a westerly airstream over Tasmania. A cold front moves well to the west of Tasmania during Thursday, with the airstream tending warmer northwesterly as it slowly approaches. The cold front and associated trough then cross Tasmania later Friday, with a cooler southwesterly airstream establishing over the state on Saturday. A ridge to the west then quickly moves over Tasmania later Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 7 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then shifting northeasterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 8 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly before dawn then shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Northerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Saturday 9 December
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% 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 5:00 am EDT Thursday.
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