Central Victoria Coastal Waters Forecast: Cape Otway to Wilsons Promontory

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 5 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough over will linger over the northeast before moving over the Tasman Sea on Saturday. A cold front moves over the south of the State on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure then builds over the state during Sunday, lingering on Monday, before another cold front clips the south on Monday. A new ridge moves over the State on Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Saturday 6 December

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Central Coast

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the far west.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Sunday 7 December

Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then tending westerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
2 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres in the west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 8 December

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning westerly during the afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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 EDT Friday.

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