View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Friday 21 February 2020.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system in the Bight is extending a ridge to the Tasman Sea, while a trough of low pressure lies over inland New South Wales. The high is expected to slowly drift eastwards during the next few days, maintaining a ridge along the coast. The next significant change looks set to arrive during the middle of the coming week.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 22 February
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending easterly in the early afternoon, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Sunday 23 February
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 24 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 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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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Saturday.
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