IDN11003
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 9:20 am EDT on Wednesday 8 October 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 10 October 2025.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
Northerly winds are forecast to prevail over New South Wales coast most of the week, apart from brief incursions of southerly or westerly winds to the southern and central coastal waters due to mobile troughs, as a high pressure ridge extends from the Tasman Sea to the far north coast while a series of cold fronts skims to the south through the week.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Norah Head early in the morning. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending north to northwesterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Norah Head. Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning. Sunny day.
Winds: North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day then tending north to northwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore at night.
Winds: Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northwest to northeasterly during the morning then tending northwesterly during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Point Perpendicular in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday. Weather: Sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Point Perpendicular during this afternoon and evening.
Winds: Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning westerly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Point Perpendicular at night.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Point Perpendicular during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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