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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Wednesday 8 July 2026.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over Tasmania and a low pressure system moving over New Zealand will continue to drive fresh southerly winds and hazardous surf conditions to the coastal areas today. Then, the high will enter the Tasman Sea on Thursday, maintaining a ridge over the southern half of the coast while a weak trough develops off the northern half of the coast. Winds will gradually ease before turning northerly and freshening during the weekend as the ridge extends over the northern coastal waters.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres north of Green Cape.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres south of Merimbula.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 9 July
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres north of Green Cape.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres south of Merimbula, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending east to southeasterly around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 10 July
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 11 July
- Winds
- Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly around 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 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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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EST Thursday.
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