Fossil Island Weather Forecast
- 8
- 13
Showers. Becoming windy
- 9
- 17
Showers
- 11
- 19
Showers increasing
- 10
- 17
Cloudy
- 11
- 18
Shower or two
- 9
- 14
Showers. Windy
- 9
- 15
Shower or two
Today 12 Apr South East
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers in the south, high chance elsewhere. Snow falling above 900 metres. Possible small hail during the morning and afternoon. Winds westerly 30 to 45 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 7 and 13.
Lower East Coastal Waters
Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island- Wind
- Westerly 25 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the day. Winds turning southwesterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore early this morning. Possible small hail.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system build over the Bight during Sunday, maintaining a cold southwesterly stream over Tasmania during the day. The high is expected to move to the north of Tasmania later Monday, extending and ridge over the state as it passes. A cold front approaches from the west on Tuesday and is expected to cross later in the day, with another front approaching from the west later Wednesday. These systems will maintain cooler weather over the state early next week.
Fossil Island Temperature Statistics View More
April Temperature
Tasman Island (23km)
Lowest 11 April, 2026
6 °CAverage April
12.4 °CHighest 1 April, 2026
22 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Tasman Island (23km)
Average Low 2021–2026
9.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
11.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
14.5 °C