IDN11004
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Monday 18 October 2021
for the period until midnight EDT Thursday 21 October 2021.
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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.
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea will continue to drift east today as a trough develops close to the coast, bringing a southerly change to southern waters tonight. The southerly will gradually move northwards over the next couple of days as an area of low pressure develops offshore. Another ridge is expected by Friday.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Kembla. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots through the morning. Winds reaching 30 knots north of Point Perpendicular during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Kembla by early evening. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots early in the morning then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. 1st Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, tending easterly 1 to 2 metres during the morning. 2nd Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Southerly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly during the day. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. 1st Swell: Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, tending easterly 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Green Cape during the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots increasing to 25 knots before turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending east to southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning east to northeasterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Tuesday.
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