Shanks Islands Weather Forecast
- 8
- 25
Mostly sunny
- 12
- 21
Shower or two
- 9
- 24
Mostly sunny
- 11
- 21
Showers
- 11
- 19
Shower or two
- 11
- 17
Showers. Becoming windy
- 9
- 15
Shower or two. Becoming windy
Today 17 Dec Western
Mostly sunny. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 20s.
South West Coastal Waters
South East Cape to Low Rocky Point- Wind
- Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system in Bass Strait will maintain a ridge across Tasmania as it drifts into the Tasman Sea. A trough will cross over the state tomorrow with a broad low pressure system developing off the west coast while a weak ridge slides along the south and the east on Friday. On Saturday the low pressure system will move to the south with an associated trough crossing the state.
Shanks Islands Temperature Statistics View More
December Temperature
Maatsuyker Island (42km)
Lowest 15 December, 2025
5.8 °CAverage December
11.1 °CHighest 12 December, 2025
18.3 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Maatsuyker Island (42km)
Average Low 2020–2025
9.4 °CAverage 2020–2025
11.6 °CAverage High 2020–2025
14.2 °C