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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 4 February 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 040600 UTC
Cold front 40S138E 44S144E 50S147E. Forecast cold front 39S157E 43S162E at
051200UTC.
Trough 38S135E 40S138E. Forecast trough 33S152E 39S157E at 051200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 43S129E 41S163E:
Westerly quarter winds shifting northwesterly quarter east of cold front and
trough. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough to very rough seas. Moderate to heavy
swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 40S129E 41S144E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 180nm 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 Wednesday.
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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 4 February 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 040600 UTC
Cold front 44S080E 50S088E. Forecast cold front 44S096E 50S123E at 051200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
East of line 23S103E 34S110E:
Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 20/30 knots. Rough seas. Low to
moderate swell.
South of line 40S084E 43S129E:
Westerly quarter winds, shifting northwesterly quarter within 900nm east of
cold front, shifting southerly quarter within 420nm west of cold front. Wind
speeds 20/30 knots, easing below 25 knots west of cold front. Rough to very
rough seas. Moderate to heavy swell.
Remainder:
Winds not exceeding 25 knots. Moderate to rough seas. Low to moderate swell,
increasing to moderate to heavy south of line 40S129E 41S120E.
Rain areas, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms mostly within 240nm of
front, north of line 14S101E 15S091E, and east of line 13S113E 18S121E.
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 Wednesday.
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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 4 February 2026
Part 1 Warnings
Nil.
Part 2 Situation at 040600 UTC
Trough 13S144E 09S158E 16S170E. Forecast 08S150E 15S170E at 051200UTC.
Part 3 Forecast
South of line 19S148E 19S162E 23S168E:
Southeasterly quarter winds. Wind speeds 15/25 knots. 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 south of line 18S154E 15S162E 19S170E.
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 20:00 UTC Wednesday.
40:2:1:31:11:01:00
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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 4 FEBRUARY 2026
PART 1 WARNINGS
NIL.
PART 2 SITUATION AT 040600 UTC
TROUGH NEAR 11S090E 11S103E, SLOW MOVING.
PART 3 FORECAST
SOUTH OF LINE 05S119E 06S128E:
WESTERLY QUARTER WINDS. WIND SPEEDS 15/25 KNOTS. MODERATE TO ROUGH
SEAS. LOW
SWELL.
REMAINDER:
WINDS NOT EXCEEDING 20 KNOTS. SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS. LOW SWELL.
RAIN AREAS, SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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 WEDNESDAY.=