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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Sunday 22 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A cold front approaches the west of Tasmania, crossing the state from the west early Monday before becoming a slow-moving trough over the state into Tuesday. Another cold front is expected to approach the west during Wednesday, crossing the state early Thursday, bringing with it a fresh southerly flow during Thursday as a high pressure system lies well to the west of Tasmania.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 23 March
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy.
Tuesday 24 March
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Wednesday 25 March
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
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 Sunday.
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