IDT12331
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 am EDT on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 1 March 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.
A high pressure centre just east of Tasmania is to remain stationary just off the east coast on Saturday and Sunday, bringing warmer and more humid north to northeasterly winds over the state. A trough is expected to approach and cross Tasmania from the west on Monday.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day. Winds turning northeasterly in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Franklin Sound. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about Franklin Sound. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly in the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres near Cape Bruny during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening. 2nd Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Becoming cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Friday.
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