View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Friday 11 September 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Bight approaches Bass Strait today and is forecast to move over the northern Tasman Sea by early Saturday and continue to move east. A weak trough is expected late Sunday before a cold front approaches the state from the west on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 12 September
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the morning then becoming west to northwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 13 September
- Winds
- Northwesterly below 10 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 14 September
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Friday.
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