Banksia Bluff Offshore Weather Forecast
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Shower
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Shower
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Cloudy
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Partly cloudy
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Windy
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Sunny
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Sunny
Today 12 Oct East Gippsland
Cloudy. Very high chance of showers, becoming less likely in the evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon, possibly severe with damaging winds. Damaging winds possible about the ranges. Winds north to northwesterly 25 to 40 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the late afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 20 to 27.
East Gippsland Coastal Waters
Lakes Entrance to 60nm east of Gabo Island- Wind
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
- Weather Situation
- A cold front over western waters will to clear to the far east of Bass Strait by late Monday afternoon. A southwesterly airstream will follow as a new high drifts eastwards across the Bight early this week. By Thursday the high will be centred to the southeast of Tasmania, directing an easterly flow over Bass Strait.
Banksia Bluff Offshore Temperature Statistics View More
October Temperature
Orbost (32 km)
Lowest 8 October, 2026
3.6 °CAverage October
14.3 °CHighest 1 October, 2026
28.3 °C
Climate (2021–2026)
Orbost (32 km)
Average Low 2021–2026
10.2 °CAverage 2021–2026
14.8 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.4 °C