View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 5:00 am EST on Thursday 10 July 2025.
Weather Situation
A cold front approaching from the west is forecast to cross Tasmania this morning. A southwesterly flow will develop over the state this afternoon and evening, before a second cold front is forecast to brush the south and west of the state during Friday. A high pressure system over mainland Australia is expected to extend a ridge over Tasmania early Saturday, with a northwesterly stream to develop on Saturday afternoon.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Upper East Coast
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late morning and afternoon.
Friday 11 July
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Upper East Coast
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 12 July
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 2 metres.
- 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Thursday.
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