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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Monday 17 December 2018.
Weather Situation
A trough of low pressure is moving over the southern New South Wales coast, while a high near New New Zealand extends a ridge towards the northern coast. This trough will shift to central waters this evening, bringing a weak southerly change, before stalling and gradually decaying around the Hunter coast. A more vigorous southerly change is forecast to affect most coastal areas at the end of the week.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots, tending north to northeasterly up to 20 knots offshore north of Port Kembla in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Point Perpendicular.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 18 December
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Wednesday 19 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Port Kembla in the afternoon and early evening.
Thursday 20 December
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots increasing to 20 knots before tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and 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 Tuesday.
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