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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Port Phillip

Issued at 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday 12 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 16 November 2025.

Please be aware
Wind 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.

Warning Information

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over NSW will move northeast overnight allowing a cold front to pass over southern Victoria on Thursday. A low pressure system over South Australia is expected to move over western Victoria on Friday, then central and eastern parts on Saturday. A broad westerly flow will follow with a series of embedded cold front into early next week.

Forecast for Wednesday 12 November until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 13 November

Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending westerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then tending southwesterly in the late afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday 14 November

Winds: Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 15 November

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:15 pm EDT Wednesday.

* Calls to 1300 number cost around 27.5c inc. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine

Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.