View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Saturday 10 June 2023.
Weather Situation
Tasmania is experiencing a cool westerly flow produced by a complex low well to the south. The westerly wind builds on Saturday, especially about the south, as a trough skims by the state to the south. Winds gradually shift northwesterly by Sunday afternoon as a high builds to the north of the state. A weakening low slowly approaches the state from the west on Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Gale Warning for Saturday for Lower East Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning. Winds turning westerly in the early afternoon and easing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Sunday 11 June
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning northwesterly early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 12 June
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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 4:05 pm EST Saturday.
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