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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 12 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea and extends a broad ridge over eastern Bass Strait. A low pressure trough extends across the SA border into western Victoria and Bass Strait. The trough is expected to slowly move east over Victoria and Bass Strait during Saturday, entering from the west in the early morning and moving into eastern Coastal waters by the evening. The next cold front will cross Bass Strait during Sunday with a new high pressure ridge developing in its wake on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Saturday 13 December
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly in the morning then turning south to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Sunday 14 December
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Monday 15 December
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres west of Sandy Point.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 16 December
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Please be awareWind 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Friday.
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