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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 4:10 am EST on Tuesday 25 August 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 28 August 2026.

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 low pressure system will cross quickly eastwards across the State on Tuesday and move into the Tasman Sea in the evening. A large high pressure system over South Australia will begin to extend a ridge over western Victoria on Wednesday with the high pressure centre slowly moving the north on Thursday, remaining relatively stationary on Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday 25 August until midnight

Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then becoming west to southwesterly below 10 knots in the evening. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Forecast for Wednesday 26 August

Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southwesterly in the middle of the day then turning west to northwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 27 August

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly during the afternoon then becoming north to northeasterly during the evening. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Friday 28 August

Winds: Northwesterly below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly during the day then becoming northwesterly during the evening. Weather: Mostly sunny.

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