Western Port Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EST on Monday 9 September 2024.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge will extend southwards over the coastal waters before the centre of the high moves east and out of the Tasman Sea on Tuesday. On Wednesday a cold front will cross Bass Strait before another ridge extends across the State later that night, and persists into the weekend.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 10 September

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 11 September

Winds
North to northwesterly below 10 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the morning then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres west of Sandy Point during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Thursday 12 September

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Friday 13 September

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% 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 5:10 am EST Tuesday.

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