View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:50 pm EST on Saturday 26 May 2012.
Weather Situation
A deep low pressure system located east of Tasmania will move steadily southeastwards, away across the south Tasman Sea during today and Sunday. The next high pressure system will move over Bight waters on Sunday and extend a ridge across Bass Strait on Monday. The high will still be located just west of Bass Strait on Tuesday, moving across Victoria on Wednesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Sunday 27 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 4 to 5 metres.
Monday 28 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots by early evening.
- Seas
- Up to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
Tuesday 29 May
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 metres.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Sunday.
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