Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Coastal Hazard Warning
for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES
for parts of South East Forecast District.
Issued at 10:09 pm Friday, 5 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 5:00 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
Lune River (43.4311°S, 146.9035°E, 5m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 800 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S at night. Possible small hail in the evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h becoming NW 25 to 35 km/h before dawn then tending W 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 21.
Forecast for Lune River (43.4311°S, 146.9035°E, 5m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 9° 7° 10° 9° 8° 9° 7° Maximum 14° 13° 16° 15° 16° 16° 17° Chance of rain 90% 60% 40% 20% 20% 5% 40% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very 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 16
(km/h)14
(km/h)23
(km/h)24
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)23
(km/h)28
(km/h)14
(km/h)19
(km/h)13
(km/h)14
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(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction NW WNW W W NNW WNW WNW W NW WNW WSW SSW ESE ESE Relative humidity 66% 73% 62% 49% 72% 65% 58% 48% 58% 47% 61% 57% 67% 63% Dew point 7°C 7°C 3°C 3°C 8°C 10°C 5°C 4°C 4°C 4°C 6°C 8°C 8°C 10°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Lune River (43.4311°S, 146.9035°E, 5m 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 8:40pm EDT 9:15pm EDT 10:37pm EDT 5:50am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
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