Western Port 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
Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Squalls above 40 knots possible.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm early this evening.

Monday 27 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Western Port

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots west of Sandy Point during the morning. Winds turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre west of Sandy Point.
Weather
Sunny.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 30 October

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots.
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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