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
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 27 December
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Sunday 28 December
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to below 1 metre west of Sandy Point.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 29 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending easterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 30 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then shifting southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point.
- Weather
- Becoming 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.
- 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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