Western Port Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Thursday 13 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A ridge of high pressure to the southwest will drift across Bass Strait overnight and on Friday as a low pressure system over South Australia move over northwest Victoria Friday evening. The low is expected to continue moving southeastwards on Saturday to be east of Tasmania by late Saturday evening. A broad west to southwesterly flow with embedded cold fronts will follow from Sunday.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots west of Sandy Point in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres west of Sandy Point.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 14 November

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 15 November

Winds
Easterly about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly in the morning then becoming south to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Sunday 16 November

Winds
West to northwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Monday 17 November

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

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 Thursday.

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