Hopetoun Channel Entrance Weather Forecast

Central Gippsland Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds decreasing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

West to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.

Weather

Mostly sunny.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over NSW will persist into later today as a cold front crosses waters south of the Bight. The front is forecast to enter western Victoria on Sunday afternoon, reaching central districts during the evening before crossing eastern Victoria on Sunday night. A high pressure system south of the Bight will move quickly east on Monday, moving over western Bass Strait by Monday night as it extends a ridge over southern Victoria. The high will then move over the Tasman Sea on Tuesday.