Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 08:27 PM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 27 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 26 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Far North West Coast and East of Flinders Island
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Derwent Estuary, Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and Central West Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 27 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Far North West Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island and Upper East Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Central North Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/tas/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Akaroa (41.3045°S, 148.3167°E, 6m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Slight chance of a shower, most likely in the early morning. Winds S 25 to 40 km/h decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h in the evening then turning SW 15 to 20 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 4 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 12 and 17.
Forecast for Akaroa (41.3045°S, 148.3167°E, 6m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 11° 9° 9° 12° 12° 14° 16° Maximum 17° 20° 23° 20° 24° 26° 25° Chance of rain 10% 5% 10% 30% 10% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 31
(km/h)30
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)6
(km/h)12
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)10
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)12
(km/h)-
(km/h)Wind direction SSW SSW SW S W NNE SW E NNW NNE N N NNW - Relative humidity 64% 47% 72% 53% 81% 55% 79% 67% 85% 65% 80% 54% 75% n/a Dew point 6°C 6°C 9°C 10°C 10°C 14°C 11°C 14°C 14°C 17°C 17°C 16°C 16°C n/a -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Akaroa (41.3045°S, 148.3167°E, 6m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:49am EDT 7:16am EDT 7:08pm EDT 7:36pm EDT 4:14pm EDT 12:15am EDT 
Waxing gibbous
First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 New moon Apr 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
