Barracouta Platform Weather Forecast
- 18
- 19
Windy
- 18
- 18
Sunny
- 16
- 17
Shower
- 17
- 19
Windy
- 17
- 21
Partly cloudy
- 20
- 21
Partly cloudy
- 19
- 20
Partly cloudy
Today 20 Jan West and South Gippsland
Partly cloudy. The chance of fog in the east in the early morning. Medium chance of showers about the ranges in the afternoon. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening. Winds east to northeasterly 20 to 30 km/h tending east to southeasterly 25 to 35 km/h in the early morning. Overnight temperatures falling to between 12 and 15 with daytime temperatures reaching 22 to 27.
Central Gippsland Coastal Waters
Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance- Wind
- Easterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
- Weather
- Sunny.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system centred over the southern Tasman Sea will move away to the southeast Tuesday. A low pressure trough over western districts will move slowly northeastwards mid week. Another high develops over waters south of the Bight and extends a ridge over Victoria later in the week.
Barracouta Platform Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Bairnsdale Airport (47km)
Lowest 12 January, 2026
6.1 °CAverage January
19.5 °CHighest 7 January, 2026
41.2 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Bairnsdale Airport (47km)
Average Low 2021–2026
9 °CAverage 2021–2026
14.1 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.3 °C