Picnic Island Weather Forecast
- 6
- 17
Sunny
- 10
- 18
Partly cloudy
- 10
- 16
Showers
- 8
- 16
Possible shower
- 6
- 17
Sunny
- 9
- 18
Mostly sunny
- 8
- 18
Partly cloudy
Today 23 Aug East Coast
Sunny. Areas of morning frost in the north. Winds northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h. Daytime maximum temperatures between 12 and 17.
Lower East Coastal Waters
Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island- Wind
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning northerly in the late morning then tending northwesterly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system to the north of Tasmania will move slowly eastwards today and lie over the northern Tasman Sea by this evening, with a cold front to approach and cross the state on Monday morning. A low pressure system is expected to move over Victoria on Tuesday morning an out to the east of Tasmania by Tuesday evening, with a ridge of high pressure to build over the state during Wednesday.
Picnic Island Temperature Statistics View More
August Temperature
Friendly Beaches (14km)
Lowest 16 August, 2026
2 °CAverage August
10.8 °CHighest 19 August, 2026
18.9 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Friendly Beaches (14km)
Average Low 2021–2026
9.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
13.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
18.8 °C