View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 25 September 2023.
Weather Situation
A weakening cold front crosses Tasmania today, followed by a ridge of high pressure later in the day, which will persist over Tasmania during Tuesday. A weak cold front will brush the south of Tasmania Wednesday morning, with a high over the Bight extending a ridge over Victoria later on Wednesday and persist through Thursday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Upper East Coast
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 26 September
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Southerly winds easing to around 10 knots during the morning and becoming variable about 10 knots in the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 27 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Thursday 28 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Northwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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 EST Tuesday.
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