Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:40 pm EST on Friday 11 July 2025.

Weather Situation

A front is forecast to cross Victorian coastal waters this afternoon before a high pressure system crosses NSW and extends a ridge over Bass Strait tomorrow. Northwesterly winds will freshen on Sunday ahead of a cold front that is forecast to enter the western Bass Strait during the afternoon before reaching eastern waters at night. Another cold front will approach from the west on Monday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 12 July

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots becoming northwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Sunday 13 July

Winds
North to northwesterly below 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Monday 14 July

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots during the evening.
Weather
Cloudy.

Tuesday 15 July

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Please be awareWind forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 5:10 am EST Saturday.

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