IDV10200
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria
Issued at 4:10 am EST on Tuesday 25 August 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 27 August 2026.
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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.
A low pressure system will cross quickly eastwards across the State on Tuesday and move into the Tasman Sea in the evening. A large high pressure system over South Australia will begin to extend a ridge over western Victoria on Wednesday with the high pressure centre slowly moving the north on Thursday, remaining relatively stationary on Friday.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far east early in the morning. Winds turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres by early evening. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Below 0.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west by early evening. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly below 10 knots in the late morning then tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore during this afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the east during the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeast to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the east. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the east in the late morning. Winds shifting west to southwesterly in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening. 1st Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the far east during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: South to southeasterly around 1 metre, tending southwesterly 2 to 3 metres around midday. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending south to southeasterly 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Tuesday.
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