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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania

Local Waters Forecast for South East Inshore

Issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Friday 9 October 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 13 October 2026.

Please be aware
Wind 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.

Warning Information

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A northerly flow over Tasmania tonight as a weakening cold front approaches from the west, forecast to cross the state early Saturday, with a westerly flow to in its wake. The airstream shifts northwesterly on Sunday ahead of further cold fronts moving over Tasmania Monday morning and on Tuesday, with a cold southerly airstream to follow.

Derwent Estuary

Forecast for Friday 9 October until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.

Forecast for Saturday 10 October

Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 11 October

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Monday 12 October

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to southwesterly during the morning then tending northwesterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Forecast for Tuesday 13 October

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Channel

Forecast for Friday 9 October until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 10 October

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Forecast for Sunday 11 October

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Forecast for Monday 12 October

Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Forecast for Tuesday 13 October

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Storm Bay

Forecast for Friday 9 October until midnight

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Mostly clear.

Forecast for Saturday 10 October

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 11 October

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Monday 12 October

Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to southwesterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Forecast for Tuesday 13 October

Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bays

Forecast for Friday 9 October until midnight

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.

Forecast for Saturday 10 October

Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly in the late morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 11 October

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Monday 12 October

Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly during the morning then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Forecast for Tuesday 13 October

Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Friday.

* Calls to 1300 number cost around 27.5c inc. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine

Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.