IDT12332
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: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly about 10 knots tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres later in the evening. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Winds turning northwesterly in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Wednesday.
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