View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EST on Wednesday 8 July 2026.
Weather Situation
A strong high pressure system over Tasmania and a low pressure system moving over New Zealand will continue to drive fresh southerly winds and hazardous surf conditions to the coastal areas today. Then, the high will enter the Tasman Sea on Thursday, maintaining a ridge over the southern half of the coast while a weak trough develops off the northern half of the coast. Winds will gradually ease before turning northerly and freshening during the weekend as the ridge extends over the northern coastal waters.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Crowdy Head.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Macquarie.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions in the evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 9 July
- Winds
- South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Port Macquarie early in the morning. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Friday 10 July
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then becoming south to southeasterly about 10 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 2 metres later in the evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Saturday 11 July
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- East to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeasterly below 0.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EST Thursday.
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