Central Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Tuesday 28 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea continues to extend a ridge over Victoria. The high will remain near stationary over the coming days before a low pressure system deepens over the Bight later in the week, impacting Victorian coastal waters over the weekend.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29 April

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly before dawn then shifting east to northeasterly in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the west in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Thursday 30 April

Winds
North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Friday 1 May

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the day.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Tuesday.

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