Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Tuesday 14 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front over eastern Victoria will clear the State tonight as a high pressure system over the Bight moves east. The high will be located just west of Victoria by Wednesday night before moving over the State on Thursday. The high will then move over the Tasman Sea on Friday and remain there over the weekend.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Gale Warning for Tuesday for Central Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
Southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 5 metres in the west.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far east early this evening.

Wednesday 15 July

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy.

Thursday 16 July

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 17 July

Winds
Northwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
Weather
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 10:00 pm EST Tuesday.

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