View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing east to northeasterly winds over the northern half of the coast while the past southerly change over the southern half of the coast is weakening today. Another southerly change is forecast to cross the southern half of the coast again later Wednesday and during Thursday in association with a front that will slip to the south, then a more significant front is forecast to cross the state on Friday, bringing a fresh to strong south to southwesterly change in the wake.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Cape Byron during the morning and again in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Wednesday 24 April
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 25 April
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly 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 4:05 pm EST Tuesday.
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