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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Friday 29 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the the Tasman Sea is moving away to the east whilst a ridge of high pressure is building from the northwest, bringing fresh to strong south to southwest winds to the coast today, A cold front will move through the state during the weekend maintaining fresh to locally strong west to southwest winds through to Monday. A more vigorous front and series of low pressure troughs next week will bring fresh to strong west to northwest winds from Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Yamba.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Yamba.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Saturday 30 May
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon then becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 31 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Yamba in the late afternoon and evening.
Monday 1 June
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 25 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the afternoon then becoming west to northwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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 4:00 am EST Saturday.
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