View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 14 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred over Victoria maintains a westerly flow over Tasmania. The high is forecast to move east over the Tasman Sea by late Wednesday shifting the flow northwesterly. Strengthening northwesterly flow is expected during Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front, forecast to cross the state from the west later in the day. Another cold front is expected to pass over Tasmania during Friday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
Gale Warning for Tuesday for South East Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 25 to 35 knots.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 4 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 15 October
Gale Warning for Wednesday for South East Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 25 to 40 knots decreasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 4 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly 4 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 16 October
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day then turning westerly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Below 0.5 metres, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Friday 17 October
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening. 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Tuesday.
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