View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Wednesday 30 September 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing a warm northerly airstream across Victoria as a low pressure trough crosses the Bight. The trough is expected to move over western Victoria late on Wednesday before moving slowly across central Victoria during Thursday. The trough is forecast to deepen over eastern Victoria throughout Friday before moving over the Tasman Sea during Saturday as a high pressure system approaches Tasmania.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far east during the morning. Winds turning west to northwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore late this afternoon and evening.
Thursday 1 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the morning and afternoon.
Friday 2 October
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Wednesday.
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