From 3 August 2026 we will include squall forecast information in Victorian local waters forecasts.

From 1 September 2026 we will stop issuing squall warnings.

Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Friday 13 November 2026.

Weather Situation

A weak high pressure ridge across the south will dissipate on Friday as a broad area of low pressure develops across Victoria. A number of weak troughs embedded in this broad low will clip the state over the weekend before a new ridge of high pressure begins to develop from the west on Sunday, persisting into the new week.

Forecast for Friday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly in the middle of the day.
Weather
Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Saturday 14 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then becoming westerly below 10 knots in the late evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Sunday 15 November

Winds
Westerly about 10 knots tending southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Monday 16 November

Winds
Westerly about 10 knots becoming south to southeasterly during the morning.
Weather
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 4:15 pm EDT Friday.

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