View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:10 am EDT on Sunday 26 January 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system is moving east and will reach the Tasman Sea later today. North to northeasterly winds are expected to increase tomorrow ahead of a trough bringing a fresh to strong and gusty southerly change to southern and central waters on Tuesday. After this the trough is forecast to stall over the northern waters.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly below 10 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots early in the morning then tending east to northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 27 January
Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Illawarra Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly 20 to 25 knots during the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 28 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting southerly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Port Kembla.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. 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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Sunday.
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