Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:00 AM EDT on Wednesday 11 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 12 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 11 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Lower East Coast and South East Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Storm Bay, Channel, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, South West Coast and Central West Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bays
Wind Warnings for Thursday 12 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Storm Bay, Channel, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Lower East Coast, South East Coast, South West Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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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
Back Creek (41.0452°S, 147.1166°E, 12m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely this evening. Winds NW/NE 15 to 25 km/h tending N/NW 25 to 40 km/h in the middle of the day then tending W/NW in the late afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Back Creek (41.0452°S, 147.1166°E, 12m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 15° 10° 8° 11° 12° 14° 15° Maximum 23° 22° 22° 22° 24° 25° 25° Chance of rain 70% 5% 10% 10% 30% 50% 80% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 10-20mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate High 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 12
(km/h)22
(km/h)25
(km/h)26
(km/h)9
(km/h)21
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)14
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction ENE NW W W WSW NW E N ESE NE E NE E NE Relative humidity 90% 79% 57% 32% 58% 51% 74% 58% 73% 58% 78% 63% 78% 66% Dew point 18°C 19°C 6°C 4°C 6°C 11°C 12°C 13°C 13°C 15°C 15°C 18°C 16°C 18°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Back Creek (41.0452°S, 147.1166°E, 12m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 5:59am EDT 6:29am EDT 8:20pm EDT 8:49pm EDT 12:08am EDT 4:03pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Feb 17 First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
