IDT12330
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 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day. Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. 1st Swell: Southwesterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of King Island. 2nd Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 20 to 25 knots turning northeasterly during the day. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
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.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Friday.
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