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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 23 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 continues to direct a cool west to southwesterly flow across the state, persisting into Thursday before the flow is forecast to gradually ease and turn south to southeasterly on Friday as the high moves eastwards over Tasmania. As the high is expected to slip to the south of Tasmania by the weekend, the flow over Victoria will further shift easterly by Saturday. A low pressure trough over South Australia is forecast to approach western Victoria late Saturday and slowly moves over Victoria into Sunday.

Forecast for Wednesday 19 November until midnight

Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending south to southeasterly in the evening. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Thursday 20 November

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Forecast for Friday 21 November

Winds: West to southwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly in the morning then increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 22 November

Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 23 November

Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning then becoming east to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.

* 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.