IDT12332
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 4:00 am EDT on Tuesday 18 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 20 November 2025.
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 series of cold fronts are forecast to pass over the state in a persistent west to southwesterly flow on the eastern flank of a high pressure system to the west. The flow will ease later this week as the high pressure system moves closer to Tasmania and extends a ridge over the state on Friday.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots early in the morning. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Westerly 3 to 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail during this afternoon and evening.
Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail.
Winds: Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots early in the morning. Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres near Maatsuyker Island. Swell: Westerly 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 to 5 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers, with possible small hail during this afternoon and evening.
Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning. Seas: 2.5 to 3 metres. Swell: Westerly 4 to 5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Westerly 4 metres, tending southwesterly 4 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers, with possible small hail.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Tuesday.
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