Stanhope Bay Weather Forecast

West Victoria Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Winds turning westerly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending westerly 2.5 metres by early evening, then tending west to southwesterly 2.5 to 3 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over eastern Victoria will move into the Tasman Sea today. Northwesterly winds will strengthen ahead of a trough and cold front which are expected to move over Victoria later in the day. The front and trough will then clear to the east on Friday. A colder west to southwesterly airstream develops over Victoria and persists into the weekend as another high pressure system moves into the Bight before moving over Victoria on Tuesday.