View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Wednesday 1 December 2021.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system south of New Zealand extends a weakening ridge along the southern New South Wales coast. A coastal trough will drift south along the north coast today, with an embedded low pressure system likely to develop offshore of the Mid North Coast this afternoon. This low will then more further offshore tomorrow. A further trough and southerly change starts moving up the south coast later Friday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Green Cape around midday.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 2 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 3 December
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Green Cape.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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