IDT12332
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Issued at 4:00 am EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 13 December 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 high pressure system is expected to move over the state today and continue moving eastwards over the Tasman Sea during Friday. A cold front is then forecast to cross the state during Saturday
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening. Winds tending north to northwesterly in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending north to northwesterly during the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Thursday.
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