Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Wednesday 18 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure lies over the south with a broad area of lower pressure lingering to the north. This pattern will remain largely unchanged until Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
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.

Thursday 19 March

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southwesterly below 10 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 20 March

Winds
South to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly 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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.

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