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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Western Port

Issued at 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday 19 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 22 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 well to the west will continue to direct a cool west to southwesterly flow across the state this week. The flow will gradually ease and turn south to southeasterly as the high moves eastwards this week to be over Tasmania by the weekend.

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November until midnight

Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots west of Sandy Point during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres west of Sandy Point during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: Northwest to southwesterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots west of Sandy Point early in the morning. Winds becoming south to southwesterly in the early morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 22 November

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point. Weather: Partly cloudy.

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.