View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast updated at 11:19 am EDT on Tuesday 8 October 2024.
Weather Situation
A cold front is bringing a gusty southerly change to the southern waters, easing as it moves north to the Queensland border today. After this a high pressure system is forecast to reach the Tasman Sea. Another gusty southerly change is forecast for Thursday.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Green Cape.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 9 October
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots south of Merimbula in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres south of Merimbula.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 10 October
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots shifting south to southwesterly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- North to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- 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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Tuesday.
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