Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

View the current warnings for Victoria

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
South to southeasterly below 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly in the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Monday 27 October

Winds
South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before shifting easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 95% chance of showers.

Tuesday 28 October

Winds
Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 29 October

Winds
North to northwesterly about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly during the morning then becoming south to southeasterly during the day.
Weather
Sunny.

Thursday 30 October

Winds
West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly during the morning then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny.

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 Sunday.

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