Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 10:00 AM EDT on Thursday 26 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 27 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 26 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Derwent Estuary, Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, 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:
Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island and Upper East Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:05 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
Orielton (42.7402°S, 147.5327°E, 23m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening with possible small hail in the far S. Snow falling above 1000 metres. Winds W/SW 20 to 30 km/h tending S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 17.
Forecast for Orielton (42.7402°S, 147.5327°E, 23m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 12° 10° 9° 9° 10° 12° 15° Maximum 16° 15° 18° 20° 20° 25° 27° Chance of rain 90% 20% 50% 20% 40% 40% 40% Likely amount 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate High High High 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 6
(km/h)30
(km/h)26
(km/h)30
(km/h)13
(km/h)29
(km/h)15
(km/h)19
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)14
(km/h)18
(km/h)18
(km/h)26
(km/h)Wind direction WSW SSW SW SSW WSW SSW NNW W NW SSE N ENE NNE N Relative humidity 90% 65% 61% 46% 75% 61% 73% 53% 74% 54% 73% 51% 66% 43% Dew point 12°C 7°C 5°C 2°C 9°C 9°C 8°C 9°C 9°C 9°C 11°C 13°C 13°C 13°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Orielton (42.7402°S, 147.5327°E, 23m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:50am EDT 7:19am EDT 7:13pm EDT 7:41pm EDT 3:39pm EDT 
1st quarter
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
