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
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, locally reaching up to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Tuesday 7 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. with local inshore seabreezes to 15 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- West to southwesterly up to 1 metre.
Wednesday 8 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots before dawn then becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots in the middle of the day. with local inshore seabreezes 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Thursday 9 May
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Westerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly up to 1 metre.
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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