Batemans Coastal Waters Forecast: Ulladulla to Montague Island

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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Wednesday 25 February 2026.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards the north coast. A trough is forecast to cross the southern and central parts of the coast today, bringing a fresh southerly wind change in its wake, before stalling about the Central Coast on Thursday and gradually weakening later in the week. This system will be followed by a high pressure system passing to the south, maintaining onshore easterly airstream across the coastal waters through the second half of the week.

Forecast for Wednesday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Batemans Coast

Winds
Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Thursday 26 February

Winds
Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending south to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
Weather
Cloudy.

Friday 27 February

Winds
Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly during the morning.
Seas
Around 1 metre.
1st Swell
Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres, tending southerly below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
2nd Swell
Northeasterly around 1 metre, tending southeasterly 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
Weather
Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.

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