Port Fairy Coastal Inundation Extent for 100-Year Storm and 0.4m Sea Level Rise in 2050

The Port Fairy Local Coastal Hazard Assessment provides inundation extent data for the Port Fairy coastal environment. This specific layer models a 100-year Average Recurrence Interval ocean boundary condition combined with a 0.4-meter sea level rise projected for the year 2050. The data was produced by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action and last updated on April 9, 2026.

Use Cases

• Assess future flood risk for property and infrastructure based on the modelled inundation extent.
• Validate or calibrate other coastal inundation models based on the described bathtub and dynamic numerical modelling methods.
• Inform land-use planning and zoning decisions based on projected coastal hazards.
• Support community risk communication and adaptation strategies based on the specific 2050, 0.4m SLR scenario.

Strengths

• Models a specific, high-impact scenario combining a 100-year storm and 0.4m of sea level rise.
• Derived from a combined analysis of bathtub and dynamic coastal inundation numerical modelling.
• Published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.
• Provided in multiple geospatial formats (DWG, GDB, SHP, etc.) for compatibility with various GIS tools.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Users must read external project reports to fully understand the data's assumptions and limitations.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Derived from combined bathtub inundation modelling and dynamic coastal inundation numerical modelling.

Time Range

Projection for the year 2050.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 08:29:43.177900; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Port Fairy coastal environment and township, Victoria, Australia.