Storm Bay Forecast

View the current warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Tuesday 30 September 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system off the west coast today is forecast to move by the southwest of the state during Wednesday, clearing well away to the south by Thursday. A high is expected to move over Victoria on Friday and extends a ridge over Tasmania later in the day. The ridge slowly moves east on Saturday as a trough approaches from the west late in the day.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots tending northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain.

Wednesday 1 October

Winds
Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early morning then becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Thursday 2 October

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Friday 3 October

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending southwesterly during the day then tending westerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Saturday 4 October

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EST Wednesday.

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