View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Wednesday 16 September 2026.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system south of the Bight drifts eastward, to be centred over western Victoria by Thursday night. Winds will tend warmer northwesterly on Friday and into Saturday as the high moves slowly over NSW before a cold front crosses the State on Sunday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Thursday 17 September
- Winds
- West to southwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 18 September
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 19 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly during the day then becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 20 September
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning then turning westerly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Thursday.
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