View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EST on Thursday 25 September 2025.
Weather Situation
Westerly winds will dominate over the next few days as a high pressure system currently centred over the Bight slowly drifts east and over the north of the state, and a series of cold fronts brush the far south of the state. Brief incursions of southerly winds are likely over far southern coastal waters as the cold fronts pass to the south of the state. The high will drift into the Tasman Sea over the weekend, allowing onshore winds to return to most coastal waters from Sunday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 26 September
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots turning northwesterly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the late morning and early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Saturday 27 September
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Thursday.
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