Southerly Bight Weather Forecast
- 9
- 15
Showers. Becoming windy
- 7
- 15
Cloudy
- 9
- 17
Mostly sunny
- 10
- 20
Mostly sunny
- 11
- 20
Shower or two
- 11
- 17
Cloudy
- 10
- 18
Shower or two
Today 6 Oct South East
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely later tonight with possible small hail. Snow falling above 700 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far south this morning. Winds north to northwesterly 30 to 45 km/h turning west to southwesterly 35 to 50 km/h during the morning and early afternoon. Daytime maximum temperatures between 9 and 15.
South East Coastal Waters
Tasman Island to South East Cape- Wind
- North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds shifting southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail during this afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm this morning.
- Weather Situation
- A cold front is currently on the west coast of Tasmania, bringing cold, wintry conditions for the day. A high pressure system is then forecast to move over Tasmania from the west on Wednesday. The airstream is expected to tend northerly over Tasmania as the high moves to the east on Thursday, persisting into Friday as a weakening cold front approaches the west.
Southerly Bight Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Tasman Island (11 km)
Lowest 2 October, 2026
8.1 °CAverage October
10.9 °CHighest 1 October, 2026
17.5 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Tasman Island (11 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
9.4 °CAverage 2021–2026
11.6 °CAverage High 2021–2026
14.6 °C