Western Port Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 5 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough over will linger over the northeast before moving over the Tasman Sea on Saturday. A cold front moves over the south of the State on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure then builds over the state during Sunday, lingering on Monday, before another cold front clips the south on Monday. A new ridge moves over the State on Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Saturday 6 December

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Western Port

Winds
Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots west of Sandy Point in the evening. Squalls possible.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres west of Sandy Point during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Sunday 7 December

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots turning south to southwesterly below 10 knots in the early afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 8 December

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then turning south to southwesterly during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 9 December

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending south to southwesterly during the day.
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 Friday.

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