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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 4:10 am EDT on Tuesday 18 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 21 November 2025.

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

Warning Information

For latest warnings go to www.bom.gov.au, subscribe to RSS feeds, call 1300 659 210* or listen for warnings on relevant TV and radio broadcasts.

Weather Situation

A high well to the west will continue to direct a cool west to southwesterly flow across the state this week. The flow will gradually ease and turn south to southeasterly as the high moves eastwards this week to be over Tasmania by Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday 18 November until midnight

Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November

Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting east to southeasterly in the late afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending easterly during the evening. Weather: Cloudy.

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

* Calls to 1300 number cost around 27.5c inc. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones. Marine forecasts are also available on VHF and HF radio. View the radio schedule on www.bom.gov.au/marine

Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/vic/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.