View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:30 am EDT on Saturday 31 October 2020.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system is deepening over NSW, and will move east to reach the Tasman Sea later today, and then will move further east on Sunday, allowing a freshening southerly flow to extend along the NSW coast. A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea will extend a ridge over NSW on Monday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
Strong Wind Warning for Saturday for Byron Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Byron.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening, possibly severe.
Sunday 1 November
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Byron Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots before dawn then tending southerly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre south of Cape Byron.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore.
Monday 2 November
- Winds
- Southerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday.
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