View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:41 pm EDT on Monday 17 December 2018.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system crossing the Southern Ocean will continue to extend a weak ridge across Bass Strait tonight and during tomorrow. Meanwhile a low pressure system will move across the Bight tomorrow and will be centred near northwest Victoria Wednesday night. The low will then travel close to the NSW - Victorian border on Thursday, then will move across the Tasman Sea on Friday as the next high pressure system forms south of Western Australia.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 18 December
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 19 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 20 December
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Friday 21 December
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres west of Sandy Point during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
- 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 EDT Tuesday.
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