East Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island

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Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Monday 13 July 2026.

Weather Situation

A cool westerly airstream extends over Victoria with embedded cold fronts and troughs to cross southern Victoria at times until Tuesday. The westerly airstream weakens on Wednesday as a high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge over Victoria, before the high centre moves over the state during Thursday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Gale Warning for Monday for East Gippsland Coast

Winds
West to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore early in the morning.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Swell
Westerly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far west during this afternoon and evening.

Tuesday 14 July

Gale Warning for Tuesday for East Gippsland Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots in the evening then tending west to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the afternoon and evening.

Wednesday 15 July

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, tending south to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% 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

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Monday.

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