IDT12332
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.
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 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: East to northeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 3 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northerly below 10 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots before dawn then increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending westerly 2.5 metres by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Friday.
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