No warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Thursday 3 December 2020.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system just south of Adelaide extends a ridge across Victoria. A cold front will cross Tasmania on Friday, briefly intruding on the ridge during the day before the high centre moves to the New South Wales coast in the evening. A deep low moving eastwards over the Southern Ocean will extend a trough over western Victoria Saturday morning, followed by a cold front which will cross the state in the afternoon and evening. The low will pass to the south of Tasmania late on Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Friday 4 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the far east in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 5 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 25 knots early, reaching 30 knots about the south from late morning then shifting west to northwesterly 30 to 40 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of thunderstorms in the west in the afternoon.
Sunday 6 December
- Winds
- Westerly 30 to 40 knots turning northwesterly 30 to 35 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 3 to 5 metres.
- Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Friday.
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