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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Tuesday 5 May 2026.
Weather Situation
A trough over the state's northeast is contracting to the far northeast today, with southerly winds in its wake. Winds will turn east to northeast midweek ahead of a strong cold front that will cross the state on Thursday. Strong west to southwesterly winds will follow after its passage, with potential gale force winds over the far southern coastal waters as the front enters the southwestern Tasman Sea and a low forms within it. Winds will then turn southerly and gradually ease from later Friday through the weekend as these systems quickly head further offshore. Meanwhile, a strong high-pressure system will move over the Bight, extending a ridge over the coastal waters as it slowly drifts eastwards.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly 2 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Wednesday 6 May
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then tending north to northwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Point Perpendicular in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Thursday 7 May
- Winds
- Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots turning southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late morning.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday, then tending south to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre around midday.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday 8 May
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- South to southwesterly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EST Wednesday.
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