View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Saturday 12 July 2025.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure is extending southwards over Tasmania from a high centred over mainland Australia. A northwesterly airstream is expected to develop during this afternoon, ahead of a stronger cold front forecast to cross the state during Sunday afternoon and evening. A ridge over mainland Australia is expected to maintain a westerly flow over the state on Monday, with weak embedded troughs or fronts moving in from the west at times.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late morning. Winds turning northwesterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 13 July
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Lower East Coast
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds shifting westerly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Monday 14 July
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail.
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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