View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 29 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lingers over Tasmania this evening and into Thursday. A trough is forecast to approach and cross Tasmania from the west during Friday. A weak ridge is then expected to extend over Tasmania on Saturday, before a low pressure system approaches from the west on Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Thursday 30 October
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 31 October
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.
Saturday 1 November
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
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