IDV10460
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 4:15 pm EST on Tuesday 15 September 2026
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 19 September 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 strong high pressure system south of the Bight is directing a cold southwesterly airstream across Victoria. The high will move slowly east on Wednesday and extend a ridge across southern Victoria, with the high moving over western Victoria by Thursday night. Winds will tend warmer northwesterly on Friday and into Saturday as the high moves slowly over NSW.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late afternoon. Squalls possible. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the north. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers, with possible small hail early this evening.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots before dawn then becoming west to northwesterly in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly during the day then tending north to northwesterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Tuesday.
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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.