Central Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 5 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough over will linger over the northeast before moving over the Tasman Sea on Saturday. A cold front moves over the south of the State on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure then builds over the state during Sunday, lingering on Monday, before another cold front clips the south on Monday. A new ridge moves over the State on Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Saturday 6 December

Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Central Gippsland Coast

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 15 to 25 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday.
Swell
West to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.

Sunday 7 December

Winds
Westerly 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
Seas
2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
Swell
West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 8 December

Winds
West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 2 metres.
Swell
West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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 EDT Friday.

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