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Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Tuesday 7 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A southerly wind change over the far north coast will stall and weaken this morning. Winds will become north to northwesterly from midweek onwards apart from brief incursions of southerly winds to the far south coast as a high pressure ridge extends from the Tasman Sea to the far north coast while a series of cold fronts skim to the south.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the morning then becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore north of Merimbula during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 8 October
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending north to northwesterly in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 9 October
- Winds
- Northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending southeast to southwesterly during the morning then tending southeasterly during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly 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
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Tuesday.
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