West Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: SA-Vic Border to Cape Otway

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Friday 19 June 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front over western Victoria will cross the rest of Victoria tonight and early Saturday. A cold southerly airstream will follow on Saturday as a high pressure system crosses the Bight. The high will slowly cross South Australia on Sunday and Monday as the next cold front approaches from the west. The front is forecast to cross southern Victoria on Tuesday as the next high moves over waters south of the Bight.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Friday for West Coast

Winds
Southerly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Saturday 20 June

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for West Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 metres, tending southerly 3 to 4 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly 3 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Sunday 21 June

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots in the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Monday 22 June

Winds
West to southwesterly below 10 knots tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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 Saturday.

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