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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 31 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough tracks northwards along the coast today, bringing a surge of fresh southerly winds over coastal waters, followed by a new ridge extending from a high passing to the south of the state, gradually turning winds northeasterly over the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Merimbula.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1.5 metres offshore south of Green Cape.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 1 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres around midday, then tending east to southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 2 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 3 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
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 EDT Thursday.
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