IDT12330
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Thursday 19 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 22 March 2026.
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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 ridge of high pressure over Tasmania will persist over the coming days, with a weak cold front to clip the south of the state on Saturday morning. The high centre will move into the Tasman Sea on Sunday and direct a northerly flow over Tasmania, ahead of another cold front that is expected to weaken and stall over Tasmania during Monday.
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres south of King Island. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Clear.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to southwesterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Southerly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northwest to southwesterly below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Friday.
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