IDV10461
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: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Sandy Point in the evening. Winds turning easterly below 10 knots in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly during the morning. Seas: Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre west of Sandy Point. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots during the morning then turning southwesterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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.