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

View the current warnings for Victoria

Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Sunday 4 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system located near the Gippsland coast is moving southeast into eastern Bass Strait during this morning, weakening as it moves further away. A weak high pressure system in the Bight will extend a ridge over the State during today and Monday. A cold front is forecast to cross southern Victoria Tuesday morning, ahead of another high developing in the Bight.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Winds
Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then turning west to southwesterly below 10 knots in the evening.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Monday 5 October

Winds
West to northwesterly below 10 knots becoming southeasterly in the middle of the day then becoming east to northeasterly in the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 6 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Wednesday 7 October

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots 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 am EDT Sunday.

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