Central Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EST on Thursday 9 April 2026.

Weather Situation

A cold front will cross Bass Strait during Thursday night and early Friday. A second cold front crosses Bass Strait on Friday night and during Saturday, turning winds southwesterly. Winds easing from Sunday as a high pressure system moves into the Bight, directing a ridge of high pressure over northern Victoria and maintaining a mostly westerly flow over Victorian waters.

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Winds
North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots in the west in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Friday 10 April

Gale Warning for Friday for Central Gippsland Coast

Winds
Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly 20 to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending westerly 2 to 3 metres around midday.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the east in the early morning.

Saturday 11 April

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 25 to 40 knots in the morning then decreasing to 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore around midday.
Swell
Westerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres around midday.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers, with possible small hail inshore in the early morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Sunday 12 April

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots turning southwesterly during the morning.
Seas
3 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Please be awareWind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.

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

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