Central Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:46 pm EDT on Friday 24 March 2023.

Weather Situation

An inland trough extends from NSW into northern Victoria and is slowly progressing eastwards. The trough will remain about northeastern Victoria on Saturday as a high pressure ridge extends through Bass Strait. The ridge and trough will weaken on Sunday as another inland trough approaches Victoria from the west, with the trough expected to progress eastwards over the state on Monday and linger about eastern Victoria during Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the west in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Clear.

Saturday 25 March

Winds
Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the west early in the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 26 March

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy.

Monday 27 March

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

Nearby Coastal Waters

NSW - Eden Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Tas - EAST OF FLINDERS ISLAND, Northern Tip of Flinders Is to St Helens Pt Tas - CENTRAL NORTH COAST, Stanley to the Northern Tip of Flinders Is Tas - FAR NORTHWEST COAST, Sandy Cape to Stanley and King Island Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Gippsland Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - Central Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast Vic - West Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast SA - South East Coast - Coastal Waters Forecast

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EDT Saturday.

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