Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 5:04 pm EST on Wednesday 27 September 2023.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system in the Bight will move slowly east, before moving over northern Victoria by Thursday night. A weak cold front is forecast to cross Tasmania early on Friday with a ridge then extending south across Bass Strait by Friday night. The high will move over the Tasman Sea on Saturday, directing northerly winds over Victorian waters as a weak cold front approaches from the west. The front is forecast to cross Bass Strait during Sunday.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning west to southwesterly in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Thursday 28 September

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending west to northwesterly in the late evening.
Weather
Sunny.

Friday 29 September

Winds
West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning south to southwesterly in the middle of the day then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
Weather
Sunny.

Saturday 30 September

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 1 October

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
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 Thursday.

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