Storm Bay Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Saturday 13 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front is approaching Tasmania from the west and is forecast to cross the state today, with the associated low centre to moving well to the south. A high pressure system is expected to move over Tasmania late Sunday before moving over the Tasman Sea on Monday. Another low pressure system is forecast to approach from the west on Tuesday, extending a trough over the state.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Storm Bay

Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then tending northwesterly in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Sunday 14 June

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots becoming northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 15 June

Winds
Northwesterly below 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 16 June

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Saturday.

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