Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 26 December 2025.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system extends a broad ridge over Victoria as it slowly moves east from the Bight, over Tasmania on Saturday and out to the Tasman Sea on Sunday. This ridge will begin clearing as a trough enters the far west late Monday, slowly moving over the state on Tuesday.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots in the late evening.
Weather
Clear.

Saturday 27 December

Winds
West to northwesterly about 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending east to northeasterly in the late evening.
Weather
Sunny.

Sunday 28 December

Winds
Northeasterly about 10 knots tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Monday 29 December

Winds
Northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Weather
Sunny.

Tuesday 30 December

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southeasterly during the day.
Weather
Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

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

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

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