View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Thursday 28 September 2023.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in the Bight will move slowly east, before moving over northern Victoria by Thursday night. A weak cold front is forecast to cross Tasmania early on Friday with a ridge then extending south across Bass Strait by Friday night. The high will move over the Tasman Sea on Saturday, directing northerly winds over Victorian waters as a weak cold front approaches from the west. The front is forecast to cross Bass Strait during Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for East Gippsland Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 29 September
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southwesterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 30 September
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- 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

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EST Thursday.
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