View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Saturday 22 July 2017.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system, which is generally maintaining lighter winds over the New South Wales Coast today, is shifting northwards to northern New South Wales. Winds will freshen and shift west to northwesterly on Sunday as a cold front moves through the southern part of the state. Winds will tend southwesterly on Monday in the wake of the front, before tending northwesterly again ahead of the next frontal system mid-week.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 23 July
Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Eden Coast
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning westerly in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Green Cape in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 20% chance of a shower offshore in the evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 24 July
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 20 to 30 knots before dawn then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 40% chance of showers offshore south of Green Cape, near zero chance elsewhere.
Tuesday 25 July
- Winds
- Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Sunday.
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