View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 26 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system extends a broad ridge over Victoria as it slowly moves east from the Bight, over Tasmania on Saturday and out to the Tasman Sea on Sunday. This ridge will begin clearing as a trough enters the far west late Monday, slowly moving over the state on Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the far east in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Saturday 27 December
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Sunday 28 December
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeasterly in the early morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 29 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Friday.
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