Webcams
There are several websites on the internet showing a current picture or video of the Port Phillip Bay area. Below is a list of most of them, and direct links (hotlinks) to some of the images.
Webcams showing Port Phillip Bay
Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/results/rycv/weathercams/cams.html
The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria is located only minutes away from the Williamstown sailing Club. Their webcams show the general conditions at Williamstown and the area between Williamstown and Port Phillip.
Port of Melbourne
http://www.portofmelbourne.com/shipping/webcams/
The port of Melbourne Corporation provides views of the Yarra River and the Heads. These locations are important for shipping but can also be useful for sailors going up the Yarra or out onto the wild ocean.
Yarra River
Heads
Mornington Yacht Club
http://www.yachting.org.au/site/yachting/results/morningtonyc/weathertext/WeatherCams.html
The Mornington Yach Club offers the same type of views over the Mornington area as the RVYC does Port Melbourne area.
No hotlinking
Some websites will not allow their images to be displayed on a different websites. To see their webcam you need to go to their website. Should any of the hotlinks above cause offence, please contact our webmaster to have them removed.
Beaumaris Yacht Club
http://www.beaumarisyc.com/camera/index.php
Video streaming pages
Video streaming will show you a picture updated in real time. This will give you a much better feeling for what the conditions are like. The leader is providing video streaming costal images is Costal Watch. Their list of locations is extensive and focused on locations of boating activity. They have two cameras in the St Kilda area and one in the CBD. The RMYS club house is host to one of their cameras.
St. Kilda Boat sales
http://www.stkildaboatsales.com.au/webcam/
St Kilda Boat sales have installed an excellent video feed of the entrance to the St Kilda Motorboat Club. This feed also gives a good indication of the conditions around St Kilda in general. Because of the camera location this feed provides one of the best weather views of the St Kilda area.
Royal Melbourne Yach Squadron
http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=5600
Costal watch
http://www.coastalwatch.com/
This is the best website on the internet for webcams showing Australian costal areas.
Sorrento
http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=5400
Altona
http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=5620
St Helens
http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=5625
Geelong
http://www.coastalwatch.com/camera/cameras_large.aspx?cam=5630