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 Saturday 24 October 2026.

Weather Situation

A low pressure trough over western Victoria will persist throughout today. The trough will move east on Sunday, reaching central districts during the morning and eastern Victoria during the afternoon before clearing the State at night. A cool to cold west to southwesterly airstream will follow on Monday and Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure extends over northwestern Victoria.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then tending northeast to southeasterly in the late afternoon.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Sunday 25 October

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then tending westerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Weather
Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Monday 26 October

Winds
Westerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 27 October

Winds
West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
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 Saturday.

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