Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday 9 October 2024.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system centred over western Bass Strait extends a broad ridge over the Victoria coastal waters. The high is expected to move eastward reaching the Tasman Sea tonight. A cold front passes through Bass Strait on Thursday, extending a low pressure trough to the northwest over Victoria. The next cold front slips through southern Bass Strait on Friday as another ridge of high pressure approaches from the west and drifts eastward on Saturday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Thursday 10 October

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Central Coast

Winds
North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds shifting west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 11 October

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the east during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far west during the morning.
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 4:40 pm EDT Wednesday.

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