IDV10460
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 4:10 am EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 14 December 2025.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
A ridge of high pressure extends across Victoria today with the high centre to the south of the Bight forecast to move eastwards across Tasmania. A trough is forecast to extend from NSW into the northeast of Victoria during today, before a more significant trough is forecast to move across the far west on Friday then over the remainder of the state on Saturday. A cold front in expected to move through Bass Strait during Sunday with increasing south to southwesterly flow over the state as a secondary high pressure ridge extends over from the west.
Winds: South to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly before dawn then tending easterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.