Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Coastal Hazard Warning
for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES
for parts of South East Forecast District.
Issued at 4:32 am Saturday, 6 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A cold front is expected to pass over Tasmania during Saturday. Combined with spring tides, this will lead to elevated sea levels, particularly during Saturday morning's high tide.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for the following areas:
South East
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES which may cause minor sea water flooding of low-lying coastal areas are possible along the southeast coast. Tides are likely to rise 0.3m to 0.4m above the normal high tide mark during Saturday morning's high tide.
Locations which may be affected include Hobart, Dover and Dodges Ferry.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Do not walk, ride or drive through flood waters.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
The next Coastal Hazard Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEDT Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Dowsing Point (42.823°S, 147.3029°E, 19m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 800 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S later tonight. Possible small hail this evening. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures between 14 and 21.
Forecast for Dowsing Point (42.823°S, 147.3029°E, 19m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 11° 8° 11° 11° 9° 10° 9° Maximum 20° 17° 21° 19° 20° 21° 23° Chance of rain 90% 10% 30% 10% 10% 30% 30% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate High Very High Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate 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 20
(km/h)19
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)27
(km/h)33
(km/h)23
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)10
(km/h)23
(km/h)Wind direction NNW WSW WNW W NNW WNW WNW W NW W WSW S ENE ESE Relative humidity 46% 66% 48% 38% 55% 51% 47% 36% 47% 38% 49% 46% 55% 43% Dew point 5°C 9°C 2°C 2°C 6°C 9°C 4°C 3°C 4°C 4°C 5°C 8°C 7°C 9°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Dowsing Point (42.823°S, 147.3029°E, 19m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:51am EDT 5:26am EDT 8:37pm EDT 9:12pm EDT 10:33pm EDT 5:51am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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