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

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Forecast issued at 5:10 am EDT on Saturday 15 February 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system south of the Bight extends a ridge east over Bass Strait to direct a southwesterly flow over Victorian coastal waters. A ridge will persist across Bass Strait over the weekend and into early next week maintaining a south to southwesterly flow over coastal waters.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Gale Warning for Saturday for East Gippsland Coast

Winds
Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the afternoon and evening.
Seas
2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres around midday.
1st Swell
Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far east.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Sunday 16 February

Gale Warning for Sunday for East Gippsland Coast

Winds
Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots in the far east early in the morning. Winds decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 4 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.
Swell
West to southwesterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southerly 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Monday 17 February

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly 2 to 3 metres.
2nd Swell
Easterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far west.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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 Saturday.

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