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High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10
SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO
50S129E TO COAST AT 129E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 2300 UTC 18 August 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 181800 UTC
Trough [1] 36S135E 42S129E. Forecast trough [1] 38S142E 41S140E at 191200UTC,
decaying thereafter.
Forecast trough [2] entering from the west near 38S131E 42S130E at 191200UTC.
Forecast trough [2] 39S136E 43S134E at 200000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
West of line 37S158E 50S158E:
Northeasterly quarter winds 20/30 knots, turning southwesterly quarter west of
troughs. Moderate to rough seas. Moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell.
Isolated showers, tending scattered within 120nm of the New South Wales coast
and within 240nm of troughs. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 09:00 UTC Wednesday.
