View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Thursday 7 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A cold southwesterly airstream will strengthen overnight as a trough crosses Tasmania, with the stream to slowly weaken through Friday and Saturday as a high centre builds over the Bight. The high is expected to slowly approach Tasmania during Sunday and Monday, with the high centre to lie just to the south of the state by Monday evening.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Friday 8 May
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Derwent Estuary
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Saturday 9 May
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 10 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then shifting west to southwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 11 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly during the morning then becoming southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
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 pm EST Thursday.
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