View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:50 pm EST on Monday 6 May 2013.
Weather Situation
An upper level trough over eastern SA will drift slowly across Victoria on Tuesday. A high pressure system will move from Tasmania to the Tasman Sea overnight tonight and remain there during Wednesday. The high will weaken as a cold front moves from the Southern Ocean across Tasmania to the Tasman Sea on Thursday. Another high will follow the front and move to the southern Tasman Sea on Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Tuesday 7 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Wednesday 8 May
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres later in the evening.
Thursday 9 May
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots easing to 10 knots or less during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
- Swell
- Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Tuesday.
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