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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Saturday 28 January 2023.
Weather Situation
A cold front over Tasmania is expected to cross the remainder of the State this evening, followed by a ridge extending from a high pressure system in the Bight with a trough lingering in the northeast during Sunday morning and afternoon. The ridge will remain dominant over Tasmania during Monday, then weaken through Tuesday as a cold front approaches from the west. The front is expected to cross Tasmania during Wednesday morning.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for South East Coast
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 29 January
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 30 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 31 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending northwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- 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 5:00 am EDT Sunday.
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