West Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: SA-Vic Border to Cape Otway

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Forecast issued at 10:13 am EDT on Thursday 26 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system southwest of Victoria extends a ridge over Bass Strait. The high will move east over the southern Tasman Sea on Thursday and persist through to Saturday as a trough deepens over western Victoria and moves west to SA. Northerly flow over Victoria continues on Sunday ahead of a change early next week.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for West Coast

Winds
East to southeasterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the east during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 27 February

Winds
Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
2nd Swell
Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Saturday 28 February

Winds
Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the evening.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Please be awareWind 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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Thursday.

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