View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:50 am EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A broad trough over inland NSW and a weak ridge over the coast combine to direct onshore airstream along NSW coast. Onshore winds will persist for the next few days as the pattern remain slow moving. The trough will gradually deepen by the end of the week with winds freshening over the southern parts. A cold front passing in the southern Tasman Sea may bring a weak southerly change in the south on Saturday.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots turning northerly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly 0.5 metres.
Thursday 16 February
- Winds
- Northerly 25 to 30 knots decreasing to 20 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 3 metres decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 10 to 20 knots, ahead of a southerly change of 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 2 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 metre.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms from midday.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
Nearby Coastal Waters
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Northern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Central Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Southern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Wednesday.
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