Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Friday 3 October 2025.

Weather Situation

Southwesterly winds easing this evening as a high pressure system moves over Victoria. It will continue east during Saturday with winds tending warmer northerly. A cold front is then expected to push over southwest Victoria late on Sunday and cross the remainder of the State during Monday morning. Drier westerly flow will persist through Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far east.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres in the far east.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4 October

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far east early in the morning. Winds turning north to northeasterly in the late morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 5 October

Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning west to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Monday 6 October

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 3 metres, tending southwesterly 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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 5:10 am EST Saturday.

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