IDV10460
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 5:29 pm EDT on Saturday 25 January 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 29 January 2025.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
A high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge over Victoria and Bass Strait during the weekend. The ridge will move out into the Tasman sea on Monday whilst a trough associated with a cold front crosses Bass Strait on Monday. The next ridge of high pressure then builds over Bass Strait on Tuesday.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots reaching 25 to 30 knots during the morning and afternoon ahead of a squally south to southwesterly change of 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon and evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Sunday.
* Calls to 1300 number cost around 27.5c inc. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine
Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.