Cape Otway Offshore Weather Forecast
- 6
- 12
Possible shower
- 8
- 12
Cloudy
- 7
- 13
Mostly sunny
- 7
- 15
Sunny
- 9
- 16
Mostly sunny
- 12
- 16
Shower or two
- 10
- 13
Shower or two
Today 17 Aug South West
Cloudy. Medium chance of showers, becoming less likely in the late afternoon and evening. Snow possible above 900 metres. The chance of a thunderstorm in the northwest in the morning and afternoon. Possible small hail in the morning and afternoon. Light winds. Daytime maximum temperatures between 10 and 13.
West Victoria Coastal Waters
SA-Vic Border to Cape Otway- Wind
- Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the far west in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, decreasing below 0.5 metres around midday, then increasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 3 to 4 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Weather Situation
- A cold front and low pressure system reached western Bass Strait in the early hours of this morning, with the low then moving north over western Victoria and into western NSW later today. On Monday a ridge of high pressure will extend over Victoria as the low moves further north through NSW. The high pressure system will be centred over Bass Strait on Tuesday before moving slowly into the Tasman Sea.
Cape Otway Offshore Temperature Statistics View More
August Temperature
Cape Otway (4km)
Lowest 3 August, 2025
5.5 °CAverage August
11.4 °CHighest 14 August, 2025
17.7 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Cape Otway (4km)
Average Low 2020–2025
11.7 °CAverage 2020–2025
14.2 °CAverage High 2020–2025
17.4 °C