The Rip - VIC

The Rip

The Rip

  Bay,Inlet,Cove

Position

DEG: -38.29773 144.63324
DMS: 38º 17' 51.83" S 144º 37' 59.66" E
UTM: 55 H 5758500mN 293034mE
Altitude: -5.03m
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Description

Place Type

Geography - Bay,Inlet,Cove

Location

61.02kms SouthWest of Melbourne
523.19kms SouthWest of Canberra
558.01kms NorthWest of Hobart
656.43kms SouthEast of Adelaide

Address & Contact

Australia
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Information

The Rip is the entrance from Bass Strait and the Southern Ocean to Port Phillip Bay and then to Victoria’s largest Sea Port in Melbourne. It is an area of very turbulent water not generally suited to small craft but can be navigated by experienced fisherman or Cruising craft between the tides. It is one of only three harbours in the world that require every vessel above a certain tonnage to have a Pilot both ways through the entrance. The actual deep water channel is only about three hundred metres wide. The Rip is well worth a visit and viewing from the Lookout near the lighthouse at Point Lonsdale.
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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Geelong Racecourse at 02/08:00am EST
Distance from The Rip 27.32km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
7.5°C6.4°C95%6.8°C1034.0hPa0.0mmSSE2km/hr
1knots		4km/hr
2knots

Closest Climatic Station

Point Wilson
Distance from The Rip 23.99km N
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C23.323.221.618.616.013.812.913.915.917.519.421.7
Mean Min. °C16.415.914.812.410.58.97.78.09.310.612.714.4
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