Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Marine Wind Warning Summary for Tasmania
Issued at 04:05 PM EDT on Tuesday 20 January 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 21 January 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 21 January
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Derwent Estuary, Frederick Henry Bay and Norfolk Bay, Storm Bay, Channel, Far North West Coast, Central North Coast, East of Flinders Island, Upper East Coast, Lower East Coast, South East Coast and Central West Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 pm EDT Tuesday.
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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
Coles Bay (42.1213°S, 148.2859°E, 28m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the early morning. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm about higher ground in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming NE/SE 15 to 20 km/h in the middle of the day then tending S/SW 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 9 and 12 with daytime temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s.
Forecast for Coles Bay (42.1213°S, 148.2859°E, 28m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary
Minimum 12° 10° 10° 13° 14° 12° 14° Maximum 24° 21° 22° 25° 23° 23° 25° Chance of rain 90% 30% 5% 20% 20% 20% 60% Likely amount 10-20mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate 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 4
(km/h)11
(km/h)28
(km/h)26
(km/h)2
(km/h)20
(km/h)20
(km/h)34
(km/h)19
(km/h)23
(km/h)7
(km/h)20
(km/h)9
(km/h)20
(km/h)Wind direction NNE ENE SW SSW SW ENE NNE NE SSW S E E NE ENE Relative humidity 70% 70% 60% 46% 58% 54% 65% 61% 68% 58% 66% 57% 66% 61% Dew point 13°C 16°C 7°C 7°C 7°C 11°C 12°C 16°C 12°C 13°C 11°C 13°C 13°C 16°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Coles Bay (42.1213°S, 148.2859°E, 28m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 5:24am EDT 5:56am EDT 8:40pm EDT 9:12pm EDT 8:03am EDT 10:02pm EDT
Waxing crescent
First quarter Jan 26 Full moon Feb 02 Last quarter Feb 09 New moon Feb 17 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days