Picnic Island Weather Forecast
- 7
- 18
Becoming windy. Sunny
- 7
- 20
Becoming windy. Sunny
- 13
- 23
Partly cloudy
- 9
- 22
Partly cloudy
- 11
- 22
Showers
- 8
- 17
Shower or two
- 8
- 16
Shower or two
Today 8 Oct East Coast
Sunny. Areas of frost in the early morning. Winds north to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 35 km/h in the middle of the day then tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 16 and 19.
Lower East Coastal Waters
Wineglass Bay to Tasman Island- Wind
- North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system sits over Tasmania today and is expected to move to the southeast during Thursday. A northerly flow is forecast to establish on Thursday and persist into Friday as a weakening cold front approaches from the west, forecast to cross Tasmania early Saturday. A series of troughs are then expected to cross Tasmania during Saturday in a westerly airstream. Another cold front approaches from the west on Sunday, directing the airstream northwesterly over the state.
Picnic Island Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Friendly Beaches (14 km)
Lowest 7 October, 2026
5.7 °CAverage October
13.1 °CHighest 1 October, 2026
24.9 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Friendly Beaches (14 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
9.6 °CAverage 2021–2026
13.6 °CAverage High 2021–2026
18.9 °C