View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Saturday 16 February 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly moving east and extending a ridge to the northern New South Wales coast. This system will promote northeast to southeasterly for the remainder of this weekend. Later Monday a southerly change enters the far southern waters, and moves to central parts during Tuesday before stalling over the Hunter coast Tuesday evening then weakening during Wednesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Stephens.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 17 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Norah Head in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Stephens.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Monday 18 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots becoming northeasterly 25 to 30 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 19 February
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots, easing to 15 to 25 knots in the morning before shifting southerly inshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
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 EDT Sunday.
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