IDT12330
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 6:13 pm EST on Wednesday 29 April 2026
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 2 May 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 near-stationary high-pressure system persists over the Tasman Sea. As a result warm north to northeasterly flow will continue into the weekend. A a slow-moving low pressure system and cold front build over the Bight and are expected to move over Tasmania early next week.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots near Cape Grim in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of King Island during the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of King Island. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres about Banks Strait during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Mostly sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Wednesday.
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