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

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 9 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will cross Bass Strait during Thursday night and early Friday. A second cold front crosses Bass Strait on Friday night and during Saturday, turning winds southwesterly. Winds easing from Sunday as a high pressure system moves into the Bight, directing a ridge of high pressure over northern Victoria and maintaining a mostly westerly flow over Victorian waters.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for West Coast

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers.

Friday 10 April

Gale Warning for Friday for West Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning and early afternoon.
Seas
1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Swell
Westerly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers, with possible small hail offshore in the late afternoon and evening.

Saturday 11 April

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the evening.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
Westerly 4 to 5 metres, tending southwesterly 5 to 7 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the morning.

Sunday 12 April

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 5 to 7 metres, decreasing to 4 to 5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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 EST Thursday.

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