Port Phillip Local Waters Forecast

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 5:10 am EDT on Friday 13 December 2024.

Weather Situation

A persistent area of high pressure in the Bight extends a ridge over Victoria. This ridge will maintain a west to southwesterly flow over Bass Strait through to the end of the week. The high is forecast to move slowly over Tasmania Saturday and into the Tasman Sea on Sunday as a cold front approaches western Bass Strait. The cold front is expected to cross Bass Strait on Monday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southeasterly in the afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 14 December

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending southeasterly in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 15 December

Winds
East to southeasterly below 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending east to southeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Monday 16 December

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning and shifting southwesterly during the afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy.

Please be awareWind 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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EDT Friday.

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