View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:13 am EDT on Thursday 26 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system southwest of Victoria extends a ridge over Bass Strait. The high will move east over the southern Tasman Sea on Thursday and persist through to Saturday as a trough deepens over western Victoria and moves west to SA. Northerly flow over Victoria continues on Sunday ahead of a change early next week.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots west of Sandy Point in the late morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 27 February
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Saturday 28 February
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
Sunday 1 March
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 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 4:15 pm EDT Thursday.
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