Macquarie Heads Weather Forecast
- 8
- 14
Showers increasing. Windy
- 5
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Showers easing. Windy
- 6
- 14
Possible shower
- 4
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Partly cloudy
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Sunny
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Mostly sunny
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Sunny
Today 12 Oct Strahan
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, with possible small hail. Winds westerly 25 to 35 km/h increasing to 35 to 50 km/h in the middle of the day then tending northwesterly 40 to 55 km/h in the evening.
Central West Coastal Waters
Low Rocky Point to Sandy Cape- Wind
- West to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 40 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres around midday, then increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly 4 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening. Possible small hail.
- Weather Situation
- Northwesterly flow continues ahead of an approaching cold front crossing the state this morning followed quickly by a second cold front expected to move across the state during the evening. This second front will shift the flow into a colder southwesterly one by Tuesday. A high pressure centre is forecast to approach the west of Tasmania during Wednesday and move over the state into Thursday.
Macquarie Heads Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Cape Sorell (3 km)
Lowest 7 October, 2026
6.5 °CAverage October
12.3 °CHighest 9 October, 2026
19.4 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Cape Sorell (3 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
13.1 °CAverage High 2021–2026
16.7 °C