Macquarie Heads Weather Forecast
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Possible morning storm. Rain
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Showers increasing
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Showers easing
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Showers
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Showers easing
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Shower or two
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Mostly sunny
Today 5 Sep Strahan
Cloudy. Very high chance of rain, becoming less likely this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning. Winds northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the early afternoon then tending south to southwesterly in the evening.
Central West Coastal Waters
Low Rocky Point to Sandy Cape- Wind
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres, decreasing to 3 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning.
- Weather Situation
- A low pressure system and associated cold front is approaching Tasmania from the west, directing a northwesterly airstream over the state. This low is expected to cross Tasmania during today, directing the airstream more northerly. A west to southwesterly airstream is then expected in the wake of the low on Saturday evening. A series of weaker cold fronts embedded in the westerly flow are then forecast to cross the state in the following days.
Macquarie Heads Temperature Statistics View More
September Temperature
Cape Sorell (3km)
Lowest 4 September, 2026
8.7 °CAverage September
11.6 °CHighest 1 September, 2026
15.8 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Cape Sorell (3km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
13.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
16.7 °C