No warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EST on Friday 29 September 2023.
Weather Situation
The centre of a high pressure ridge over SE Australia will move eastwards and direct a NW'ly airflow over Bass Strait until Saturday. Early Sunday a trough will cross the coastal waters ahead of the next ridge that will extend from the west from late Sunday. On Monday a pre-frontal trough will then approach the State from late in the evening with a cold front crossing Bass Strait on Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the east in the evening. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 0.5 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 30 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to northwesterly in the morning then turning northerly in the late morning and afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 1 October
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly 30 to 35 knots during the morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
Monday 2 October
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting northeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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 EST Saturday.
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