Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Tasmania
Coastal Hazard Warning
for ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES
for parts of South East Forecast District.
Issued at 4:32 am Saturday, 6 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A cold front is expected to pass over Tasmania during Saturday. Combined with spring tides, this will lead to elevated sea levels, particularly during Saturday morning's high tide.
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES for the following areas:
South East
ABNORMALLY HIGH TIDES which may cause minor sea water flooding of low-lying coastal areas are possible along the southeast coast. Tides are likely to rise 0.3m to 0.4m above the normal high tide mark during Saturday morning's high tide.
Locations which may be affected include Hobart, Dover and Dodges Ferry.
The State Emergency Service advises that people should:
* Supervise children closely.
* Check that family and neighbours are aware of warnings.
* Manage pets and livestock.
* Do not walk, ride or drive through flood waters.
* Be prepared in case of power outages and report any outages to TasNetworks on 132 004.
* Listen to the ABC radio or check www.ses.tas.gov.au for further advice.
* For emergency assistance contact the SES on 132500.
The next Coastal Hazard Warning will be issued by 11:00 am AEDT Saturday.
Warnings are also available through TV and Radio broadcasts, the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 210. The Bureau and State Emergency Service would appreciate warnings being broadcast regularly.
Forecast
Tolmans Hill (42.9937°S, 147.2378°E, 92m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, most likely during this afternoon and evening. Snow falling above 800 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the S later tonight. Possible small hail this evening. Winds NW 25 to 35 km/h tending W 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures between 14 and 21.
Forecast for Tolmans Hill (42.9937°S, 147.2378°E, 92m AMSL) Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Summary 
Minimum 7° 4° 8° 7° 5° 6° 5° Maximum 15° 12° 16° 14° 15° 17° 20° Chance of rain 80% 40% 40% 20% 40% 5% 50% Likely amount 5-10mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm UV index Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Extreme Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Slight Nil Nil Slight Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 12
(km/h)14
(km/h)20
(km/h)21
(km/h)22
(km/h)27
(km/h)21
(km/h)24
(km/h)11
(km/h)18
(km/h)11
(km/h)7
(km/h)2
(km/h)10
(km/h)Wind direction NW W W W NNW WNW WNW W WNW WNW W SSW NE ESE Relative humidity 61% 80% 61% 47% 69% 64% 56% 44% 56% 41% 60% 45% 58% 45% Dew point 6°C 8°C 2°C 1°C 7°C 9°C 3°C 2°C 3°C 2°C 5°C 6°C 7°C 8°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Tolmans Hill (42.9937°S, 147.2378°E, 92m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Last quarter New moon First quarter 4:52am EDT 5:27am EDT 8:39pm EDT 9:13pm EDT 10:35pm EDT 5:51am EDT 
Waning gibbous
Last quarter Dec 12 New moon Dec 20 First quarter Dec 28 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
