View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough crosses Tasmania today, bringing north to northwesterly winds. On Wednesday, as a stronger trough approaches from the west, crossing in the early hours of Thursday. A strong trough is forecast to move over Tasmania from the west on Friday morning before a cold front follows in the afternoon. A cold southwesterly airstream develops on Saturday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Wednesday 1 July
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Thursday 2 July
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots becoming northwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Friday 3 July
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the evening.
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 4:00 am EST Wednesday.
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