View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Saturday 20 July 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over northeastern New South Wales is moving east as a cold front approaches from the west. This front will affect the southern New South Wales coast on Sunday, before moving north and weakening on Monday. Another front is expected mid-week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Coffs Harbour in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre increasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 21 July
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Coffs Harbour during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Monday 22 July
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly below 1 metre.
- 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 Saturday.
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