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

No warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Thursday 2 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge of high pressure begins to develop from the west on Thursday before a weak cold front skims the south late Thursday evening, into early Friday morning. A following high pressure system will then drift southwards over Tasmania on Saturday and into the Tasman Sea on Sunday, extending a ridge over Victoria. Winds shift northerly ahead of a cold front early next week.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots in the east in the late afternoon.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the far east during this afternoon and evening.

Friday 3 April

Winds
West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
2nd Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 4 April

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting easterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
1st Swell
South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
2nd Swell
Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Thursday.

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