Barracouta Platform Weather Forecast
- 20
- 22
Partly cloudy
- 18
- 24
Fog
- 18
- 20
Windy
- 16
- 16
Windy
- 16
- 18
Partly cloudy
- 17
- 18
Partly cloudy
- 16
- 18
Shower
Today 8 Jan West and South Gippsland
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower about the ranges, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe with damaging winds and large hail. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending southeast to southwesterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning then tending northeast to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h in the evening. Overnight temperatures falling to between 18 and 21 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 37.
Central Gippsland Coastal Waters
Wilsons Promontory to Lakes Entrance- Wind
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly in the morning then turning west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- West to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the west during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Weather Situation
- A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will continue to extend a ridge over Victoria ahead of a trough over parts of the west and south. This trough will remain relatively stationary over the state until a cold front enters from the west late Friday. This front will move across Victoria on Saturday then a ridge of high pressure will follow in its wake.
Barracouta Platform Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Bairnsdale Airport (47km)
Lowest 6 January, 2026
7.1 °CAverage January
18.4 °CHighest 3 January, 2026
28.8 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Bairnsdale Airport (47km)
Average Low 2021–2026
8.9 °CAverage 2021–2026
14.1 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.3 °C