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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 24 March 2023.
Weather Situation
A low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea extends a trough towards the north coast, with southeasterly winds to the southern flank of the trough. Winds will slowly turn easterly during the latter part of the weekend into early new week as the trough weakens while a broad ridge returns across the east. Then another trough looks set to enter the far south coast on Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Green Cape.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Merimbula.
Saturday 25 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore.
Sunday 26 March
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the morning and increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Monday 27 March
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Saturday.
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