View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 10 August 2020.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system near to the east of the New South Wales coast is currently bringing strong to gale force winds and large seas to parts of the coast. Conditions should gradually ease over the next 24 hours as a high pressure ridge moves over the state and the low moves away to the east. A front is then expected to enter the state on Wednesday, slipping to the south Thursday. A second front enters the state Friday.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Merimbula. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre later in the evening.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Tuesday 11 August
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 12 August
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Merimbula.
- Weather
- Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Thursday 13 August
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Tuesday.
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