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Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Sunday 23 November 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough near the coast is forming a low pressure system off the southern coast which will move away to the east later today, bringing southerly winds to southern and central waters this afternoon and evening, and the northern waters on Monday. Northerly winds are forecast to develop from Tuesday ahead of the passage of another trough later Tuesday or Wednesday.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 24 November
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Tuesday 25 November
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Cape Byron during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Yamba.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Sunday.
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