From 3 August 2026 we will include squall forecast information in Victorian local waters forecasts.

From 1 September 2026 we will stop issuing squall warnings.

Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Sunday 13 September 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system currently lies over the western Tasman Sea, directing a warm northerly flow over Victoria. A low pressure trough will move across western and central Victoria later on Sunday, with a weak cold front then forecast to approach southwestern Victoria during Monday. The front will cross late Monday into early Tuesday, before a strong high pressure ridge pushes into western Victoria in its wake.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
North to northeasterly below 10 knots.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Monday 14 September

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Tuesday 15 September

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers, with possible small hail in the afternoon and evening.

Wednesday 16 September

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
Weather
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 4:15 pm EST Sunday.

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