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
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Tuesday 7 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots with local inshore seabreezes to 15 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
Wednesday 8 May
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly early in the morning. Winds west of Point Hicks northerly around 10 knots in the afternoon. Local inshore seabreezes 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Thursday 9 May
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Up to 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly around 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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