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

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Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Tuesday 31 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system in the Tasman Sea will continue to extend a ridge over Victoria until a weak trough crosses the state on Wednesday. A new ridge of high pressure will begin to develop from the west as the trough contracts northwards on Thursday. The trough to the north is expected to dip back into the northeast on Friday while the high pressure ridge remains about the south and west.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the far east in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 1 April

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds turning westerly during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Thursday 2 April

Winds
Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before turning west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% 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 10:00 am EDT Tuesday.

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