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
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 27 December
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to northeasterly in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 28 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
Monday 29 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- 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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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Friday.
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