South Eastern Area High Seas Forecast

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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 16 October 2025

Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected.

Melbourne Gale Warning 3.
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.

Part 2 Situation at 161800 UTC
Cold front 36S150E 44S155E 48S160E. Forecast 29S153E 39S166E at 180000UTC.

Trough [1] 43S142E 50S149E. Forecast 44S158E 50S159E at 171200UTC, then east of
area thereafter.

Trough [2] 43S126E 47S133E. Forecast 40S154E 45S158E 49S159E 50S156E at
180000UTC.

Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.

South of line 33S129E 39S142E 30S154E 38S165E, outside warning areas:
Northwesterly quarter winds shifting southwesterly quarter winds within 240nm
west of cold front and trough [1], and within 660nm west of trough [2]. Wind
speeds 20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.

Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell.

Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly 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 08:00 UTC Friday.