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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Saturday 3 October 2026.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system over northern Victoria will move southeastward during Saturday evening. The low will move into eastern Bass Strait by the early hours of Sunday, then weaken as it moves further away. A weak high pressure system in the Bight will extend a ridge over the State during Sunday and Monday. A cold front is forecast to cross southern Victoria Tuesday morning, ahead of another high developing in the Bight.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Western Port
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the evening. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening.
Sunday 4 October
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly during the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 5 October
- Winds
- West to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 6 October
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon then tending southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Sandy Point during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Wednesday 7 October
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
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.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Saturday.
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