Bastion Point Weather Forecast

East Gippsland Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northwest to southwesterly in the early afternoon then tending south to southwesterly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots in the far west in the late afternoon. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A weakening high pressure ridge will begin to clear in the east as series of troughs enter western Victoria. These troughs will move across the rest of the state on Thursday before a broad low pressure system develops across the north on Friday. This low is expected to be relatively slow moving, drifting into eastern Bass Strait by Saturday before clearing into the Tasman Sea on Sunday as weak high pressure ridge develops in the west.