IDV10460
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 4:10 am EDT on Sunday 15 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 18 February 2026.
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 southern Tasman Sea is directing an easterly airstream over Victoria and Bass Strait. Winds will tend northeasterly on Monday as the high moves slowly east and a front and low pressure trough approach from the west. The trough is forecast to enter western Bass Strait on Tuesday afternoon before reaching central waters during the evening. The trough will clear to the east early on Wednesday as a ridge of high pressure extends across southern Victoria.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the south during the morning. Weather: Becoming cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Sunday.
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