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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Tuesday 30 September 2025.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough over eastern Bass Strait will move over the Tasman Sea tonight as an associated low pressure system west of Tasmania remains near-stationary. West to northwesterly winds will freshen on Wednesday as a cold front approaches from the west. The front will cross Victoria on Thursday as the low moves away to the southeast, with a west to southwesterly airstream developing in its wake. A high pressure system near the Bight will move rapidly east on Friday to be located over northwestern Victoria by Friday night. The high will cross southern NSW on Saturday with winds tending northerly across Victoria.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 1 October
- Winds
- Northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Thursday 2 October
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending westerly 20 to 30 knots in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Friday 3 October
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 4 October
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Wednesday.
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