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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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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:40 pm EDT Saturday.
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