View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 3:24 am EST on Wednesday 14 April 2021.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system lies over the Tasman Sea, and will drift eastwards over the next few days. A cold front and associated west to southwesterly change look set to affect the southern waters on Wednesday, with a more substantial southerly change arriving with the passage of a cold front on Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 15 April
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending northwesterly before dawn then becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then tending northerly about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 16 April
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 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
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- 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 EST Wednesday.
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