Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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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

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening.

Monday 27 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Central Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots before dawn then becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far west.
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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