IDV10200
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 8:15 am EDT on Wednesday 8 October 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 10 October 2025.
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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 weak pressure gradient lies over Victoria in broad westerly flow. A series of cold fronts embedded in this flow crosses the state, with a front moving over Bass Strait each day from later today through to Friday. A weak ridge extends over western coastal waters during Saturday.
Winds: West to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the day. Seas: 2 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Westerly 4 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly 4 to 6 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning westerly during the morning. Seas: 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell: Westerly 5 to 7 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning and afternoon. Winds turning westerly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the early morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the far west during the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northwesterly 25 to 35 knots turning westerly during the afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning. Swell: Westerly 2 to 4 metres inshore, increasing to 4 to 6 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the west in the late morning and afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the west in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 25 to 35 knots during the morning then tending westerly during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres in the west during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far east in the late morning and afternoon. Winds tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far east around midday. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: North to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the west in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres. Weather: Cloud clearing.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore during the morning. 1st Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far east during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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