From 3 August 2026 we will include squall forecast information in Victorian local waters forecasts.

From 1 September 2026 we will stop issuing squall warnings.

Western Port Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast updated at 10:19 am EST on Sunday 13 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system currently lies over the western Tasman Sea, directing a warm northerly flow over Victoria. A low pressure trough will move across western and central Victoria later on Sunday, with a weak cold front then forecast to approach southwestern Victoria during Monday. The front will cross late Monday into early Tuesday, before a strong high pressure ridge pushes into western Victoria in its wake.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Sandy Point in the late morning and afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 14 September

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots tending northwesterly before dawn then tending northwest to southwesterly in the middle of the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Tuesday 15 September

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres west of Sandy Point during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail.

Wednesday 16 September

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
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 4:15 pm EST Sunday.

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