The Haystack Weather Forecast
- 15
- 44
Hazy
- 15
- 22
Cloudy
- 13
- 24
Cloudy
- 15
- 29
Partly cloudy
- 15
- 24
Shower
- 13
- 19
Shower
- 11
- 19
Cloudy
Today 27 Jan South West
Mostly sunny day. Patchy smoke haze in the southeast. The chance of a thunderstorm with little or no rainfall in the north late this afternoon and evening. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h shifting west to southwesterly 30 to 45 km/h in the early afternoon then becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
West Victoria Coastal Waters
SA-Vic Border to Cape Otway- Wind
- East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots in the far east during the morning. Winds shifting southwesterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. Smoke haze inshore in the east.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system is centred over the Tasman Sea and will remain slow moving today. A northerly airstream will develop over Victoria today ahead of a trough which is expected to move over western and central districts in the afternoon and evening, extending through remaining districts on Wednesday. A ridge of high pressure will move into the west on Wednesday and persist to the south of Victoria on Thursday and Friday as a trough lingers to the north.
The Haystack Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Cape Otway (49km)
Lowest 6 January, 2026
10.6 °CAverage January
17 °CHighest 7 January, 2026
32.7 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Cape Otway (49km)
Average Low 2021–2026
11.7 °CAverage 2021–2026
14.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
17.3 °C