View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is very slowly moving towards New Zealand maintaining a ridge to New South Wales north coast and a weak cold front will bring a brief southerly change to the south coast during Friday. Another, stronger southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast Sunday night.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly about 1 metre.
Thursday 16 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- Up to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms inshore, extending throughout from the late morning.
Saturday 18 February
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Northern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Central Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Southern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:50 am EDT Thursday.
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