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

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EDT on Monday 13 January 2025.

Weather Situation

A broad trough sits over western Victoria. This trough will remain slow-moving until Wednesday, when a cold front associated with a low in the Southern Ocean will cross Bass Strait. A high pressure system will move across the Bight in the wake of the cold front on Thursday and drift to the west of Tasmania on Friday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 14 January

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 15 January

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Thursday 16 January

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore.
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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Tuesday.

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