Marine Weather
Western Bass Strait Marine Weather Overview
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Tides
Tides for Port Fairy
High Wed 17:25 (0.8m)Low Thu 08:30 (0.4m)
High Thu 22:42 (0.9m)
Low Fri 07:15 (0.5m)
forecast winds
Wednesday: NW 30 ktsThursday: W/SW 30 kts
Friday: W/SW 15/20 kts
forecast
Northwesterly 15/20 knots increasing to 20/25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1.5/2.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5/3 metres. Outlook Thursday: West to northwesterly 20/25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the far east at first, shifting west to southwesterly before dawn. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the southeast during the afternoon and early evening. Seas: 2/2.5 metres. Swell: Southwesterly 2.5/4 metres, increasing to 4/6 metres around midday, then increasing to 6/7 metres in the evening. Outlook Friday: West to southwesterly 15/20 knots. Seas: 1.5/2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southwesterly 5/7 metres.
Issued Wed 10:00 ESTSeas: Up to 2.5m
Swell: Up to 3.0m, SW
most recent warnings
Strong Wind Warning for West and Central coasts. Cancellation for East Gippsland Coast
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Warrnambool Forecast Graphs
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- Cape Nelson
- Cape Otway
- Portland
- Warrnambool
- Port Fairy
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