View the current warnings for Victoria
Forecast issued at 10:14 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 20 to 25 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 27 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Weather
- Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Saturday 28 February
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Sunday 1 March
- Winds
- Easterly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the evening.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Please be awareWind forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Thursday.
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