View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Wednesday 26 July 2017.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over southeastern Australia with a ridge to the northeast is very slowly moving east and a series of cold fronts are crossing the southern Tasman Sea. Southwesterly winds along the New South Wales coast will turn west northwesterly during Thursday nigh and Friday as the high moves over the Tasman Sea strengthening the ridge to the northwest.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Cape Byron in the evening. Winds turning westerly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Clear.
Thursday 27 July
- Winds
- Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Yamba early in the morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly below 10 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Friday 28 July
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 20% chance of a shower offshore north of Yamba, near zero chance elsewhere.
Saturday 29 July
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Thursday.
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