Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:00 AM EDT on Thursday 12 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 13 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 12 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Lower East Coast and South East Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, 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
Wind Warnings for Friday 13 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Storm Bay, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 am 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
Orford (42.5526°S, 147.8762°E, 9m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower. Winds W 30 to 45 km/h. Overnight temperatures falling to between 6 and 11 with daytime temperatures reaching between 14 and 20.
Forecast for Orford (42.5526°S, 147.8762°E, 9m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 11° 9° 9° 10° 12° 12° 11° Maximum 17° 20° 22° 22° 20° 21° 22° Chance of rain 30% 5% 5% 50% 30% 30% 40% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index High High High High High High High Fire Danger Rating High 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 22
(km/h)30
(km/h)22
(km/h)18
(km/h)7
(km/h)9
(km/h)7
(km/h)11
(km/h)6
(km/h)11
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)5
(km/h)11
(km/h)Wind direction W W WSW SW WNW E W SE W E WNW SSE NW ENE Relative humidity 64% 48% 63% 45% 65% 51% 73% 55% 77% 58% 73% 59% 76% 63% Dew point 7°C 6°C 6°C 7°C 7°C 11°C 9°C 12°C 10°C 12°C 10°C 13°C 11°C 15°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Orford (42.5526°S, 147.8762°E, 9m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:32am EDT 7:01am EDT 7:35pm EDT 8:04pm EDT 3:48pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
