Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:05 PM EDT on Thursday 19 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 20 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 19 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Central North Coast, Banks Strait and Franklin Sound, East of Flinders Island, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and South West Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Far North West Coast and Central West Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 20 February
Gale Warning for the following areas:
South East Coast and South West Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 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
Shipwrights Point (43.2809°S, 147.0416°E, 197m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. Medium chance of showers in the far S, slight chance elsewhere. Winds W/NW 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the late evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 5 and 10 with daytime temperatures reaching 21 to 28.
Forecast for Shipwrights Point (43.2809°S, 147.0416°E, 197m AMSL) Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Summary 
Minimum 8° 11° 11° 11° 8° 11° 9° Maximum 20° 19° 24° 16° 19° 14° 15° Chance of rain 60% 5% 60% 20% 50% 20% 30% Likely amount < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High High Very High Fire Danger Rating High Moderate High High - - - 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 8
(km/h)9
(km/h)9
(km/h)12
(km/h)12
(km/h)15
(km/h)24
(km/h)25
(km/h)9
(km/h)10
(km/h)12
(km/h)18
(km/h)8
(km/h)14
(km/h)Wind direction N S WNW SE NNE NW W W NNW SW SW SSW SSE SE Relative humidity 66% 48% 66% 52% 57% 60% 64% 47% 67% 48% 71% 58% 67% 58% Dew point 7°C 9°C 8°C 8°C 9°C 15°C 6°C 5°C 7°C 8°C 7°C 6°C 6°C 7°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Shipwrights Point (43.2809°S, 147.0416°E, 197m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:08am EDT 6:38am EDT 8:13pm EDT 8:43pm EDT 9:25am EDT 9:15pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
