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High Seas Forecast for South Eastern METAREA 10
SOUTH EASTERN AREA: COAST AT 25S TO 25S170E TO 29S170E TO 45S160E TO 50S160E TO
50S129E TO COAST AT 129E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 2 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 3.
Melbourne Gale Warning 11.
Part 2 Situation at 020600 UTC
Cold front 43S136E 50S138E. Forecast cold front 48S156E 50S157E at 030600UTC,
forecast exiting east of area thereafter.
Trough 42S142E 50S149E. Forecast trough near 36S158E 44S167E at 031200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected:
South of line 47S129E 41S139E 41S156E 42S162E, outside warning area:
Northwesterly quarter winds east of trough, shifting westerly quarter winds
west of trough, and southwesterly quarter winds west of cold front. Wind speeds
20/33 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Low to moderate swell, increasing to
moderate to heavy south of line 38S129E 39S142E 44S160E.
East of line 26S170E 29S166E 32S168E:
Easterly quarter winds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 38S129E 39S142E 44S160E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm of
trough and front. Heavy at times within 120nm of trough. Visibility reducing
below 2nm in precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Thursday.
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High Seas Forecast for Western METAREA 10
12S TO 30S BETWEEN 90E AND 125E, AND 30S TO 50S BETWEEN 80E AND 129E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 2 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Refer to latest warnings for boundary of affected area and type of weather
system.
Melbourne Gale Warning 2.
Melbourne Gale Warning 5.
Melbourne Gale Warning 6.
Part 2 Situation at 020600 UTC
Cold front 47S080E 50S084E. Forecast cold front 38S105E 50S113E at 031200UTC.
Trough 42S080E 50S093E. Forecast decaying near 41S096E 50S103E by 030000UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Refer to latest warnings for details of the area affected:
South of line 40S080E 37S105E 47S129E, outside warning areas:
Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter within 900nm east of
trough and cold front and shifting southwesterly quarter west of cold front.
Wind speeds 20/33 knots.
Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 44S121E 38S125E 38S129E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 300nm of
front and trough. Visibility reducing below 2nm in precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Thursday.
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High Seas Forecast for North Eastern METAREA 10
NORTHEASTERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 25S, 142E TO 170E
Issued by the Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
For 24 hours commencing 1100 UTC 2 April 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 020600 UTC
Trough 09S149E to low 1011hPa near 10S157E. Forecast trough 11S148E to low
1001hPa near 09S156E at 031200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
Within 480nm of low:
Clockwise winds around low in all quadrants except eastern. Wind speeds 15/25
knots, increasing to 20/30 knots within 240nm of low. Moderate to rough seas.
Low to moderate swell.
South of 11S142E 11S158E 17S170E:
Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 15/25 knots, increasing to 20/30 knots
within 240nm of line 22S157E 12S158E from 030600UTC. Moderate to rough seas.
Low to moderate swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 20 knots. Slight to moderate seas. Low swell, increasing to
low to moderate east of 160E.
Rain areas, scattered showers, and isolated thunderstorms throughout most of
area, heavy at times within 300nm of low. Visibility reducing below 2nm in
precipitation.
Please be aware
Wind 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.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
The next routine forecast will be issued at 20:00 UTC Thursday.
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HIGH SEAS FORECAST FOR NORTHERN METAREA 8/10/11
NORTHERN AREA: EQUATOR TO 12S, 90E TO 142E AND SOUTHWARD TO COAST,
125E TO 142E
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
FOR 24 HOURS COMMENCING 1100 UTC 2 APRIL 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL
PART 2 SITUATION AT 020600 UTC
NIL SIGNIFICANT FEATURES.
PART 3 FORECAST
SOUTH OF LINE 07S090E 07S105E:
SOUTHEASTERLY QUARTER 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. LOW TO
MODERATE
SWELL.
REMAINDER:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL.
RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGHOUT
MOST OF
AREA. VISIBILITY REDUCING BELOW 2NM IN PRECIPITATION.
PLEASE BE AWARE
WIND 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.
WEATHER MELBOURNE
THE NEXT ROUTINE FORECAST WILL BE ISSUED AT 19:15 UTC THURSDAY.=