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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Victoria

Local Waters Forecast for Gippsland Lakes

Issued at 10:03 pm EDT on Tuesday 28 October 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 1 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 broad trough will linger over Victoria as a high moves eastwards over Tasmania on Wednesday. The high will move to the Tasman Sea on Thursday clearing the trough and directing a warmer northerly flow over Victoria. Another low pressure trough is likely to move across Victoria on Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday 28 October until midnight

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Weather: Clear.

Forecast for Wednesday 29 October

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting west to northwesterly below 10 knots before dawn then becoming variable in the morning. Weather: Sunny.

Forecast for Thursday 30 October

Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending east to northeasterly in the late evening. Weather: Mostly sunny.

Forecast for Friday 31 October

Winds: Variable about 10 knots. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Forecast for Saturday 1 November

Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly during the day then becoming easterly during the evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am 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.