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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Wednesday 24 April 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is directing east to northeasterly winds over much of the coast while a southerly change is forecast to cross the southern half of the coast later Wednesday and during Thursday in association with a front slipping to the south. Then a more significant front is forecast to cross the state on Friday, bringing a fresh to strong south to southwesterly change in its wake. Winds should gradually ease from Saturday as a ridge of high pressure from the west becomes the dominant feature over New South Wales.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Thursday 25 April
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Green Cape in the late morning and afternoon.
Friday 26 April
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 25 to 35 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday, then increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Saturday 27 April
- Winds
- Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres inshore, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore south of Green Cape.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EST Thursday.
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