Southerly Bight Weather Forecast
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Showers
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Showers. Windy
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Shower or two. Wind easing
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Partly cloudy
Today 16 Apr South East
Cloudy. High chance of showers, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 1000 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the south. Damaging winds possible. Winds northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h turning westerly 35 to 50 km/h in the early afternoon.
South East Coastal Waters
Tasman Island to South East Cape- Wind
- North to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 40 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late morning and afternoon.
- Weather Situation
- Gusty northwesterly winds will develop across Tasmania this morning ahead of a significant cold front, expected to cross later in the afternoon and evening. A cold and gusty south to southwesterly stream is then expected to develop and persist through Friday, with a ridge to approach and move over Tasmania on Saturday and Sunday, bringing light winds and settled weather to the state.
Southerly Bight Temperature Statistics View More
April Temperature
Tasman Island (11km)
Lowest 13 April, 2026
5.8 °CAverage April
11.8 °CHighest 1 April, 2026
22 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Tasman Island (11km)
Average Low 2021–2026
9.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
11.5 °CAverage High 2021–2026
14.5 °C