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Coastal Waters Forecast for Victoria

Issued at 10:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 22 November 2025.

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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.

Warning Information

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Weather Situation

A high well to the west continues to direct a cool west to southwesterly flow across the state, persisting into Thursday before the flow is forecast to gradually ease and turn south to southeasterly on Friday as the high moves eastwards over Tasmania. As the high is expected to slip to the south of Tasmania by the weekend, the flow over Victoria will further shift easterly by Saturday. A low pressure trough over South Australia is forecast to approach western Victoria late Saturday.

West Coast: SA-VIC Border to Cape Otway

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far east. Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the east. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 22 November

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Central Coast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore. Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Southwesterly 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far east early in the morning. Winds tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far west. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 22 November

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Central Gippsland Coast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly early in the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southwesterly around 1 metre around midday. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Saturday 22 November

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre. Weather: Becoming cloudy.

East Gippsland Coast: Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November until midnight

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Saturday 22 November

Winds: Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far east. Weather: Partly cloudy.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Thursday.

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