Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 10:12 am EDT on Saturday 25 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure is moving eastwards over the Tasman Sea today as a low pressure system develops over the Bight. This low will move over Bass Strait on Sunday and will extend a cold front over Victoria. A broad trough will extend over Victoria early next week from a low pressure system centred to the north and a high pressure ridge will move over Tasmania.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26 October

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the far west in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Monday 27 October

Winds
Southerly 20 to 30 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening.
1st Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% 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 4:15 pm EDT Saturday.

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