View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Friday 13 December 2019.
Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure is moving slowly along the northern New South Wales coast, while a high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge across southern Australia to the western Tasman Sea. Another trough looks set to affect the southern half of the coast later Saturday as a cold front passes to the south, before the next significant southerly change arrives early Monday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Byron.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Saturday 14 December
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly around 10 knots through the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.
Sunday 15 December
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 16 December
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly during the morning then shifting south to southeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- 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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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Saturday.
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