View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Saturday 16 February 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly moving east and extending a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast. This system will promote northeast to southeasterly this weekend. Later Monday a southerly change enters the far southern waters, and moves to central parts during Tuesday before stalling over the Hunter coast Tuesday evening then weakening during Wednesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending northerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Sunday 17 February
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Batemans Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Moruya Heads in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 18 February
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore south of Moruya Heads by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the late afternoon and evening.
Tuesday 19 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
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 EDT Sunday.
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