View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Monday 30 March 2020.
Weather Situation
A cold front is slipping to the south of the state, with an associated southerly change moving across the southern coast later today. The change is forecast to cross the northern coast tomorrow, then winds will turn east to northeasterly from later Tuesday as a high pressure ridge follows in the wake of the change.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 31 March
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly around 10 knots in the morning then tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 1 April
- Winds
- East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 2 April
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
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 Tuesday.
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