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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Wednesday 27 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is bringing east to northeasterly winds along the north coast, while a low in the Bass Strait extends a trough off the South Coast, bringing south to southeasterly winds. Another trough over the northern inland will deepen to a low pressure system over southern Queensland or northern inland New South Wales later today or early Thursday. The low will traverse the northeast quarter of the state on Thursday, before entering the coastal waters of the Hunter or Mid North Coast by Friday and moving further offshore over the weekend, with fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds in its wake.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 28 May
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Green Cape in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Friday 29 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Saturday 30 May
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 20 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres offshore.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EST Thursday.
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