View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Saturday 9 May 2026.
Weather Situation
Southwesterly winds will continue to ease and then tend southerly this weekend as a high pressure system near the Bight extends a ridge across New South Wales. Winds will gradually turn southeasterly in the new week as the high moves east towards the Tasman Sea.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre later in the evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Sunday 10 May
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Byron during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Monday 11 May
- Winds
- Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Yamba.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Cape Byron.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Saturday.
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