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

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Sunday 26 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system will move over Bass Strait during Sunday and will extend a cold front across Victoria. A cooler southerly airstream will extend over the state on Monday. A broad trough will extend over Victoria on Tuesday from a low pressure system centred to the north and a high pressure ridge will move over Tasmania. The ridge will move over Victoria on Thursday ahead of another low pressure trough on Friday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for West Coast

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the far west in the evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far west.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the east.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Monday 27 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for West Coast

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the east during the morning.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west around midday.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far west.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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 10:00 pm EDT Sunday.

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