Port Phillip Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Sunday 21 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system south of the Bight will move east and combine with a broad trough over western Victoria early Sunday. The low pressure system will then deepen and slowly move southeast across the State during Sunday to clear into eastern Bass Strait late Sunday. A high pressure ridge then builds across Victoria and Bass Strait during Monday. A weak cold front crosses Bass Strait during late Monday and early Tuesday with the ridge re-establishing itself from Tuesday to Thursday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Port Phillip

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the south in the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon.

Monday 22 December

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then turning westerly below 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 23 December

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Wednesday 24 December

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 20 to 25 knots during the day.
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 10:00 am EDT Sunday.

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