View the current warnings for Tasmania
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 14 October 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred to the west will drift slowly eastwards tonight and Thursday, before becoming established over the southern Tasman Sea, remaining near stationary through the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Thursday 15 October
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting easterly in the late afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 16 October
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 17 October
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly during the morning then becoming variable below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 18 October
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
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