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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
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far west in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres in the west.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, with possible squalls above 40 knots inshore.
Friday 10 April
Gale Warning for Friday for Central Coast
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres around midday, then decreasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the west in the evening.
Saturday 11 April
- Winds
- Westerly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots in the morning then decreasing to 25 to 30 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far east.
- Swell
- Westerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the morning, then tending west to southwesterly 3 to 5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon. Possible small hail in the morning.
Sunday 12 April
- Winds
- Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Thursday.
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