Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Monday 27 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea continues to extend a ridge over Victoria. The high will remain near stationary over the coming days. A low pressure system deepens over the Bight later in the week, potently impacting Victoria over the weekend.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 28 April

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29 April

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 30 April

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the 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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Monday.

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