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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Thursday 18 April 2019.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over New Zealand is maintaining a ridge towards New South Wales today, resulting in southeast to northeasterly winds in coastal areas. A cold front will skim across southeast Australia today, with an associated trough bringing a southerly change to waters south of about Newcastle. Behind this, a new high is expected to move over the Tasman Sea at the end of the week, and should remain dominant through the weekend. Another trough and southerly change are likely early in the new week.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Friday 19 April
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Moruya Heads early in the morning. Winds becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, tending easterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 20 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 21 April
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Friday.
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