Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Sunday 16 February 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge east over Bass Strait. A weak cold front will cross Bass Strait on Tuesday, before the high moves gradually east over Bass Strait and into the Tasman Sea by the end of the week.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the east in the evening. Winds turning southerly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 17 February

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots early in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 18 February

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots before tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the east around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 19 February

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the far east.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
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 5:10 am EDT Monday.

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