Central Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Sunday 26 October 2025.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system will move over Bass Strait during Sunday and will extend a cold front across Victoria. A cooler southerly airstream will extend over the state on Monday. A broad trough will extend over Victoria on Tuesday from a low pressure system centred to the north and a high pressure ridge will move over Tasmania. The ridge will move over Victoria on Thursday ahead of another low pressure trough on Friday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southwesterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Monday 27 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Central Gippsland Coast

Winds
South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the east during the morning. Winds tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southeast to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the east during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore around midday.
1st Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
East to southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
East to southeasterly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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.

Nearby Coastal Waters

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

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