View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 15 February 2012.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is very slowly moving towards New Zealand maintaining a ridge to New South Wales north coast and a weak cold front will bring a brief southerly change to the south coast during Friday. Another, stronger southerly change is expected to develop on the south coast Sunday night.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 metre.
Thursday 16 February
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 20 to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southeasterly about 1 metre.
Friday 17 February
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly about 1 metre.
- Weather
- Isolated thunderstorms from midday.
Saturday 18 February
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 5 to 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Up to 1.5 metres decreasing to below 1 metre during the evening.
- Swell
- Easterly about 1 metre.
- Weather
- The chance of thunderstorms offshore, extending throughout from the morning.
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
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
- Northern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Central Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
- Southern Coastal Waters Forecasts (PDF)
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:50 am EDT Thursday.
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