View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Friday 19 June 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is extending ridge across the northern coastal waters while drifting eastwards, bringing a north to northwesterly airstream today. Winds will freshen as a cold front approaches from the west, before turning westerly on Saturday following its passage. From late Saturday or Sunday, winds will turn southerly as a second cold front brushes the coast.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Yamba in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Yamba around midday.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Yamba.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Saturday 20 June
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Cape Byron early in the morning. Winds tending northwesterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny. 70% chance of showers.
Sunday 21 June
- Winds
- South to southwesterly about 10 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% 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
- 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 10:00 am EST Friday.
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