Banks Strait and Franklin Forecast

No warnings for Tasmania

Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Monday 9 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over eastern Tasmania is expected to move out further into the Tasman Sea today as a weak trough is also forecast to approach and cross the west coast today. The weakened ridge is expected to persist over much of Tasmania on Tuesday. A cold front is forecast to approach and cross Tasmania from the west on Wednesday, followed by a ridge of high pressure extending from a high centred well to the west of the state on Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about Franklin Sound in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
East to northeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 10 March

Winds
North to northeasterly about 10 knots tending northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots near Eddystone Point in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 11 March

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

Please be awareWind 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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

Tas - BANKS STRAIGHT AND FRANKLIN SOUND Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - UPPER EAST COAST, St Helens Pt to Wineglass Bay Tas - LOWER EAST COAST, Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island Tas - SOUTHEAST COAST, Tasman Is to South East Cape Tas - SOUTHWEST COAST, South East Cape to Low Rocky Pt Tas - CENTRAL WEST COAST, Low Rocky Pt to Sandy Cape Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - East Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Monday.

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