View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Tuesday 20 August 2019.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system lies near the Bight while a number of fronts, moving across the Southern Ocean, approach New South Wales waters over the coming days. The first of these fronts will clip southern waters Wednesday morning, with a second stronger front moving along the entire New South Wales coast on Thursday. These systems will bring periods of vigorous winds, and from Wednesday to Friday, very powerful swell.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Wednesday 21 August
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late afternoon then becoming southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 22 August
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots turning southerly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 4 metres, increasing to 4 to 6 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 23 August
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing below 2 metres during the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 4 to 7 metres, decreasing to 3 to 5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Wednesday.
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