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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Saturday 30 May 2026.

Weather Situation

A couple of weak cold fronts will move across Victoria today and on Sunday before weak ridge of high pressure briefly stretches over the State later Sunday and into early Monday. A vigorous low pressure system moves over the Bight on Monday will track eastwards with a strong associated cold front entering western Victoria early Tuesday. This low is expected to track through Bass Strait on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing a series of troughs in the mid week.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the far east.
Seas
2 metres.
Swell
Westerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Sunday 31 May

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots tending southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
Westerly 2.5 to 3 metres, tending southwesterly 3 to 4 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Monday 1 June

Winds
Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending northerly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the afternoon and evening.

Tuesday 2 June

Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning westerly during the day.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west during the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.

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 Sunday.

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