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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 17 October 2019.
Weather Situation
A cold front moving across northern New South Wales is bringing a west to southwesterly change and is expected to clear from New South Wales waters by late this evening. Friday will see a high pressure system move over the north of the state, bringing light east to southeasterly winds in the northern parts and freshening northerly winds about the south. The next cold front will move through on Saturday, bringing another southerly change to the southern coast.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Byron Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots tending northwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Byron.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe.
Friday 18 October
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Byron Coast
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 25 knots shifting southeasterly before dawn then tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Northerly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 19 October
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 20 October
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots during the morning then tending southeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- North 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- 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 Friday.
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