No warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 31 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure strengthens over Tasmania. This will persist over the coming days until a low pressure trough is expected to cross the state on Saturday and linger off the east coast on Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Thursday 1 January
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southwesterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 2 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly around 1 metre around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 3 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Thursday.
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