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Forecast issued at 10:02 am EST on Tuesday 18 June 2019.
Weather Situation
Winds are expected to continue to ease along central and northern parts of the coast today as the low pressure system over the northern Tasman Sea continues to weaken and move away to the east. Winds will tend north to northwesterly in the south ahead of an approaching low pressure trough from the west. This trough will bring a freshening south to southwest change to the south late this afternoon or evening, then spreading across the remaining waters on Wednesday. Generally southerly winds are then expected to prevail for much of the remaining week as a large high pressure system slowly approaches the region from the west.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Point Perpendicular in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Point Perpendicular later in the evening.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Kembla.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Wednesday 19 June
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Illawarra Coast
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning southerly in the afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Point Perpendicular in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 20 June
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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 4:05 pm EST Tuesday.
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