Merricks Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Western Port Local Waters

Wind

Southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots west of Sandy Point in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres west of Sandy Point by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. Squalls of up to 40 knots possible in the evening.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge east over Bass Strait. A cold front is forecast to cross the Bays late this evening and clear Bass Strait early Monday morning. The high is then forecast to slowly move east over southern Victoria and Bass Strait by late Tuesday and into the Tasman Sea by late Wednesday. Next front then approaches from the west to cross Bass Strait late Thursday and early Friday.