Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

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
East to southeasterly about 10 knots.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Saturday 6 December

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Sunday 7 December

Winds
Westerly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Monday 8 December

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon then tending easterly during the evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

Tuesday 9 December

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day then tending south to southeasterly during the afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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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