View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Wednesday 25 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough sitting over eastern and northern Victoria will move slowly east during Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure will then build to the south late Wednesday and persist through to Friday as a trough over central Australia deepens and extends southward over northwest Victoria.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting east to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east early this morning.
Thursday 26 February
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Central Gippsland Coast
- Winds
- Easterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 27 February
- Winds
- Easterly 20 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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