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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A ridge of high pressure over Tasmania will clear into the Tasman Sea on Friday with a trough lingering just across the NSW border along the east coast. A separate trough will then sweep across the state on Saturday, entering from the west in the early morning and clearing in the east by the evening. On Sunday a cold front will skim across the south with a new high pressure ridge developing in its wake on Monday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Friday 12 December
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for East Gippsland Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.
Saturday 13 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 14 December
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 25 to 35 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- South to southwesterly below 1 metre, tending west to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
- 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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