View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EST on Thursday 18 June 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is extending ridge across the coastal waters while drifting eastwards, bringing a northwesterly airstream. Winds will become northerly and freshen during today and Friday as a cold front approaches from the west, before turning westerly over the weekend following its passage. Winds then turn southerly on Sunday as a second cold front brushes along the south of the state.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Friday 19 June
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Macquarie Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Crowdy Head in the late morning. Winds turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 20 June
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then becoming variable below 10 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Port Macquarie.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
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 10:00 am EST Thursday.
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