View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Monday 18 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A slow moving trough lying over central Victoria will clear eastwards into the Tasman this afternoon. A high pressure ridge extends across the north of the State following the trough, as a series of weak cold fronts cross to the south. By the middle of the weak the high pressure ridge is expected to deepen and extend broadly across Victoria.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- 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.
Tuesday 19 May
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the far east during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far west.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Wednesday 20 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far east.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly 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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EST Monday.
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