Barracouta Platform Weather Forecast

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    Partly cloudy

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    Shower

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    Rain

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Today 4 May West and South Gippsland

Partly cloudy. Medium chance of showers in the west, slight chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm near Wilsons Promontory early this evening. Winds north to northwesterly 20 to 30 km/h.

Central Gippsland Coastal Waters

Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance
Wind
Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the west in the late evening. Winds tending northwesterly in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west later in the evening.
1st Swell
East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system will weaken as it moves through Bass Strait overnight Monday. A ridge of high pressure extends over northern Victoria during Tuesday ahead of a cold front approaching from the Bight. This front is forecast to cross Bass Strait between late Wednesday and early Thursday. A low pressure system may form in the Tasman Sea near the eastern Victorian coast during Thursday, before moving away to the east early Friday.
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May Temperature

Bairnsdale Airport (47km)

  • Lowest 2 May, 2026

    10.4 °C

  • Average May

    16.9 °C

  • Highest 1 May, 2026

    27.8 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Bairnsdale Airport (47km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    9 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    14.2 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    20.4 °C
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