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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Friday 30 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A low pressure trough lies through northeastern Victoria this evening, persisting on Saturday until a strong ridge of high pressure pushes in from the west late on Saturday, with a south to southeasterly flow developing across the entire state by Sunday. The ridge lingers on Monday as the high centre moves east, out to the Tasman Sea by Tuesday. Another trough develops in the northwest by late Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 31 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of fog with reduced visibility in the morning, mainly in the west. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Sunday 1 February
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning then increasing to 25 to 35 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre, tending southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Monday 2 February
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending northeast to southeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Saturday.
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