πŸŒ… Morning Briefing

Saturday 8 August 2026  Β·  Updated 5:00am  Β·  Port of Melbourne

🌊 Tides β€” Breakwater Pier, Port Melbourne

Now: falling from overnight LW Β· Astronomical tides via WillyWeather

LW
3:26am
0.29m
HW
9:49am
0.89m
LW
3:02pm
0.58m
HW
8:51pm
1.01m
Breakwater PierHovell PileWebb DockSouth WharfMelbourne VTSFawkner BeaconQueenscliff

β˜€οΈ Sun

πŸŒ„
6:53am
Sunrise
πŸŒ‡
5:51pm
Sunset

🚒 Ship Movements β€” Port of Melbourne (5am–7pm)

Vessel Type Wharf Scheduled (VicPorts) Route Track
Kalahari β–² ARR Bay Anchorage 5:00am from Seria πŸ”— Track
Victorian Reliance II β–² ARR Webb Dock 1 East 5:15am from Burnie πŸ”— Track
Coral Chief β–² ARR Swanson East 1 5:30am from Sydney πŸ”— Track
Jogela β–² ARR Swanson East 2 5:30am from Sydney πŸ”— Track
Searoad Mersey II β–² ARR Webb Dock 2 East 5:30am from Devonport πŸ”— Track
Kang Qian Kou β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 3 West 6:00am β†’ Shanghai New vessel β€” no ID yet
OOCL Shanghai β–Ό DEP Swanson West 2 6:00am β†’ Botany Bay πŸ”— Track
Dream Orchid β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 1 West 7:00am β†’ Shanghai πŸ”— Track
Maersk Rio Negro β–² ARR Swanson West 2 7:00am from Port Chalmers πŸ”— Track
Swift Ace β–² ARR Webb Dock 3 West 7:00am from Adelaide πŸ”— Track
AAL Shanghai β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 1 West 8:00am β†’ Adelaide πŸ”— Track
Sun Mercury β–Ό DEP Maribyrnong 1 9:30am β†’ Brisbane πŸ”— Track
Trans Future 7 β–² ARR Webb Dock 1 West 11:15am from Port Kembla πŸ”— Track
Kondili β–Ό DEP South Wharf 26 12:30pm β†’ Port Adelaide πŸ”— Track
Hoegh Shanghai β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 1 West 2:00pm β†’ Port Kembla πŸ”— Track
Golden Axis β–² ARR Maribyrnong 1 2:30pm from Brisbane πŸ”— Track
MSC Sasha β–² ARR Webb Dock 5 East 4:30pm from Sydney πŸ”— Track
Genius Highway β–² ARR Webb Dock 1 West 5:30pm from Fremantle πŸ”— Track
Victorian Reliance II β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 1 East 5:55pm β†’ Burnie πŸ”— Track
Trans Future 7 β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 2 West 6:00pm β†’ Auckland πŸ”— Track
Searoad Mersey II β–Ό DEP Webb Dock 2 East 6:10pm β†’ Devonport πŸ”— Track
πŸ“… All Vessels (ICS) πŸ“… Webb Dock πŸ“… Swanson Dock πŸ“… Maribyrnong πŸ“Š Excel (5 days) πŸ“… Archive

πŸš— Traffic β€” Major Melbourne Roads

M1 West Gate / Princes Fwy (β†’ Geelong β€” Point Cook Rd)
🚧 Point Cook Rd intersection upgrade ongoing until Dec 2026
Eastern Fwy (NELP)
🚧 NELP Hoddle–Springvale ongoing Β· Box Hill–Nunawading overnight weekends Β· ITS Kew–Balwyn overnight weekends until 30 Sep
M1 Monash Freeway (ITS)
🚧 Burke Rd daytime 10am–2pm weekends until 30 Oct Β· Structures works Mulgrave daytime until Dec
M80 Ring Road (Greensborough)
🚧 Greensborough overnight weekends until Dec 2026 · Laverton North overnight until 26 Aug
EastLink (Boronia / Ringwood)
🚧 Boronia daytime 9:30am–3:30pm & overnight Β· Ringwood weekend overnight until 29 Nov
Calder Freeway (Keilor Park)
🚧 Keilor Park 24/7 until 18 Dec 2026
Frankston Freeway (EastLink interchange)
🚧 Seaford daytime 9:30am–3:30pm weekends until 30 Aug

β›ˆοΈ BOM Weather Alerts

⚠️ Strong Wind Warning β€” Port Phillip, West Coast & Central Coast (Saturday 8 Aug)
⚠️ Strong Wind Warning β€” Port Phillip, West Coast, Central Coast & East Gippsland Coast (Sunday 9 Aug)
⚠️ Frost Warning β€” North East & East Gippsland (FINAL β€” Saturday morning)
🌊 Flood Watch β€” Parts of NE, Gippsland & Central Victoria (flooding possible from late Sunday)

Source: BOM Victoria via WeatherZone

🌦️ Weather β€” Melbourne

⚠️ WorkSafe / AMSA Incidents

⚠️ Notices to Mariners β€” Port of Melbourne 19 active (1 removed since Thu)

NtM No. Notice
374(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Yarra River - Survey of services protection structure completed TEMP
372(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Change to depths TEMP
338(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Holden Dock - Berth remediation works TEMP
324(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Station Pier - Pile driving and rehabilitation works TEMP
288(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Swanson Dock West Berth 3 remediation works TEMP
270(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - South Channel - Reduced DUKC node width TEMP
268-2026 Port of Melbourne - Harbour Master's Directions Edition 13.2
239(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - Swanson Dock Berth 1 West - Berth works TEMP
114(T)-2026 Port of Melbourne - South Wharf 26 and 27 - Remediation works TEMP
646-2025 Port of Melbourne - Port Information Guide Edition 6
614(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - Ann Street Pier - Pile remediation works TEMP
556(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - South Wharf 32 - Remediation works TEMP
542(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - Yarraville 5 berth remediation works TEMP
470(T)-2025 Port of Melbourne - Yarraville 6 berth remediation works TEMP
β€” Port of Melbourne - Short Road Wharf - Remediation works
β€” Port of Melbourne - Williamstown Channel - Port Phillip Ferries
β€” Port of Melbourne - Webb Dock 2 East berth - Remediation works extended
β€” Port of Melbourne - Navigational controls for cruise shipping at Station Pier
β€” Port of Melbourne / Yarra River - Shell Bunker Berth temporary light
πŸ“‹ All Notices to Mariners β€” Ports Victoria 🚒 Commercial Vessel Requirements πŸ—Ί Restriction Map