Port Phillip Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Saturday 31 January 2026.

Weather Situation

A strong ridge of high pressure extends across southern Victoria, expected to strengthen with a south to southeasterly flow to extend across the entire state by Sunday. The ridge is forecast to linger on Monday as the high centre moves east, expected out to the Tasman Sea by Tuesday. A trough is forecast to develop in the northwest by late Tuesday, expected to extend over central and eastern districts on Wednesday, ahead of a new high pressure ridge moving in from the west.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Sunday 1 February

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Port Phillip

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds tending southerly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 2 February

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Cloud clearing.

Tuesday 3 February

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly during the morning then tending southeast to southwesterly during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 4 February

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming southwesterly during the morning then tending southerly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly 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 pm EDT Saturday.

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