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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 4:10 am EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 14 December 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 ridge of high pressure extends across Victoria today with the high centre to the south of the Bight forecast to move eastwards across Tasmania.A trough is forecast to extend from NSW into the northeast of Victoria at times during today, before a more significant trough is forecast to move across the far west on Friday then over the remainder of the state on Saturday. A cold front in expected to move through Bass Strait during Sunday with increasing south to southwesterly flow over the state as a secondary high pressure ridge extends over from the west.

Forecast for Thursday 11 December until midnight

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday 12 December

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming north to northeasterly about 10 knots in the late evening. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

Forecast for Saturday 13 December

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Forecast for Sunday 14 December

Winds: West to southwesterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.

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

* 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.