View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast updated at 9:17 pm EDT on Tuesday 8 October 2024.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system centred over western Bass Strait extends a broad ridge over the Victoria coastal waters. The high is expected to move eastward reaching the Tasman Sea by Wednesday night. A cold front passes over the Bays on Thursday morning, extending a low pressure trough to the northwest over Victoria. The next cold front slips through southern Bass Strait, passing the Bays on Friday afternoon, as another ridge of high pressure approaches from the west and drifts eastward on Saturday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Wednesday 9 October
- Winds
- Southeasterly below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly early in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Thursday 10 October
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots before shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 11 October
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending westerly during the morning then turning south to southwesterly again 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 12 October
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- Below 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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Wednesday.
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