View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Friday 12 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea and extends a broad ridge over eastern Bass Strait. A low pressure trough extends across the SA border into western Victoria and Bass Strait. The trough is expected to slowly move east over Victoria and Bass Strait during Saturday, entering from the west in the early morning and moving into eastern Coastal waters by the evening. The next cold front will cross Bass Strait during Sunday with a new high pressure ridge developing in its wake on Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 13 December
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the far west in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 14 December
- Winds
- Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres during the morning, then increasing to 3 to 4 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Monday 15 December
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Saturday.
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