Gippsland Lakes Local Waters Forecast

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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Monday 24 November 2025.

Weather Situation

Winds tend northerly ahead of a trough that is forecast to move into the west later today, before crossing the rest of Victoria on Tuesday. A broad westerly flow develops on Wednesday, ahead of a cold front crossing Victoria and Bass Strait later. The front clears to the east of Bass Strait early Thursday, as a weak ridge of high pressure moves in from the west. A secondary low pressure trough moves towards the west of Victoria on Friday.

Forecast for Monday until midnight

Winds
Easterly 15 to 20 knots.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 25 November

Winds
East to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots shifting west to southwesterly in the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
Weather
Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Wednesday 26 November

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then tending westerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.

Thursday 27 November

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

Friday 28 November

Winds
West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northeast to southeasterly during the afternoon.
Weather
Becoming cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

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 Monday.

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