East Gippsland Coastal Waters Forecast: Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island

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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
Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.
Seas
Below 1 metre.
Swell
Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres in the east.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Monday 27 October

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for East Gippsland Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the late morning and afternoon.
Seas
1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
Swell
Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
Swell
Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres in the far east.
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.

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

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