Preservation Island Weather Forecast
- 7
- 16
Showers
- 9
- 15
Rain
- 8
- 14
Showers easing
- 9
- 14
Showers. Windy
- 8
- 15
Possible shower
- 9
- 15
Partly cloudy
- 8
- 14
Partly cloudy
Today 9 Aug Furneaux Islands
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely in the late afternoon and evening. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures around 16.
Banks Strait and Franklin
- Wind
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots about Franklin Sound in the late morning and again in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
- Weather Situation
- A front, sitting over the Bight, approaches Tasmania from the west. A low is expected to develop on the front and move over southeastern SA during today. The low moves over or near Bass Strait Monday morning, and moves further east to be off the east coast of Tasmania in the evening. A weak ridge is expected to cross over Tuesday before a cold front during Wednesday morning.
Preservation Island Temperature Statistics View More
August Temperature
Swan Island (28km)
Lowest 7 August, 2026
7 °CAverage August
10.9 °CHighest 2 August, 2026
15.1 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Swan Island (28km)
Average Low 2021–2026
12 °CAverage 2021–2026
14.4 °CAverage High 2021–2026
17.5 °C