View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 16 January 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure centre develops over the Bight, ridging over Tasmania. On Friday the high moves by the west and south of the state, directing an easterly flow over Tasmania during Saturday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Friday 17 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots before dawn then tending southeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 18 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 19 January
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- 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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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:00 am EDT Friday.
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