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

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Monday 6 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A cold front will cross Victoria this morning, with southwesterly flow becoming established over the State in its wake. Winds turning northwesterly on Tuesday and persisting until the end of the week, as a deep, slow-moving trough crosses the Bight. A series of cold fronts in the trough will cross western Bass Strait later in the week.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for East Gippsland Coast

Winds
West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 to 3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Tuesday 7 October

Winds
Westerly 15 to 25 knots.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 8 October

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly during the day then tending north to northwesterly during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
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 4:40 pm EDT Monday.

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