IDN11004
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 4:05 pm EST on Wednesday 4 August 2021
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 7 August 2021.
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.
A cold front has moved to the Tasman Sea with vigorous west to southwesterly winds in its wake. An associated low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will maintain fresh to strong west to southwesterly winds today, easing as the low moves toward New Zealand in the second half of the week.
Winds: West to southwesterly 25 to 30 knots. Winds between Port Kembla and Point Perpendicular may reach up to 33 knots at times. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres offshore. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Westerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Winds turning southwesterly 20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas: 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres by early evening. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore south of Point Perpendicular. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day then becoming west to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre around midday. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres by early evening. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly during the afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore south of Moruya Heads in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Mostly clear.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly in the morning. Winds reaching to 25 to 35 knots offshore early in the morning. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending westerly during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Southwesterly 25 to 35 knots reaching to 40 to 45 knots at times. Seas: 3 to 5 metres. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore south of Green Cape. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Merimbula early this evening.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching to 35 to 40 knots during the morning. Seas: 3 to 5 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday. Swell: Southerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore south of Green Cape. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots in the late evening. Seas: 2 to 3 metres. Swell: South to southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Thursday.
* Calls to 1300 numbers cost around 27.5c incl. GST, higher from mobiles or public phones.
Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecasts for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for neighbouring coastal zones.