View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Thursday 20 March 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system located off the South Coast is extending a ridge over the coast, driving northeasterly flow along the northern coast, and fresh to strong northerly flow the southern coast today. Then, a cold front is forecast to slip south of the state on Friday, driving a southerly change along the southern coast reaching the Hunter Coast before weakening. A new high pressure system is predicted to then direct northeasterly to southeasterly flow along the coast on the weekend.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Batemans Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 21 March
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds shifting southerly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.
Saturday 22 March
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots becoming southeasterly about 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Please be awareWind 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Thursday.
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