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

View the current warnings for Victoria

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

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea continues moving eastward as a cold front in the Bight approaches the west, forecast to enter western Victoria on Saturday afternoon, reaching central districts at night before clearing eastern Victoria early on Sunday. A cool westerly airstream will then follow on Sunday with embedded cold fronts to cross southern Victoria at times on Sunday and Monday evening. The westerly airstream weakens on Tuesday with a high pressure system moving over the Bight.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far west.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 11 July

Gale Warning for Saturday for West Coast

Winds
Northerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the far west in the early afternoon. Winds turning westerly in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres, tending westerly 2 to 3 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far west in the late afternoon and evening.

Sunday 12 July

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots in the morning then decreasing to 25 to 30 knots in the middle of the day.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 2.5 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers.

Monday 13 July

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 5 to 6 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% 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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