View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast updated at 12:05 pm EDT on Saturday 7 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is extending a ridge over northern NSW and pushing north to northeasterly winds over northern coastal waters. Meanwhile a trough will strengthen during the weekend as it tracks northward along the coast, reaching the Hunter Coast by Sunday before stalling, as a second high pressure system enters the Tasman Sea and directs east to southeasterly winds over coastal waters.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Merimbula in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore north of Merimbula during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Merimbula in the late afternoon and evening.
Sunday 8 March
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Merimbula early in the morning. Winds turning southeasterly in the early morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Merimbula.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southeasterly 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Monday 9 March
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Latest Coastal Observations
- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday.
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