Port Phillip Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Sunday 26 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system will move over Bass Strait during Sunday and will extend a cold front across Victoria. A cooler southerly airstream will extend over the state on Monday. A broad trough will extend over Victoria on Tuesday from a low pressure system centred to the north and a high pressure ridge will move over Tasmania. The ridge will move over Victoria on Thursday ahead of another low pressure trough on Friday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Squalls above 40 knots possible.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely early this evening.

Monday 27 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Port Phillip

Winds
South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending southeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 30 October

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending east to southeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly 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 10:00 pm EDT Sunday.

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