View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Sunday 20 January 2019.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is weakening with a new high expected to shift from the Bight to the Tasman Sea by late Monday. This will bring a return to northerly winds in most coastal areas during Monday and Tuesday. The next trough and southerly change are expected to affect southern and central waters mid-week.
Forecast for Sunday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 21 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Tuesday 22 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 23 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
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 4:10 am EDT Monday.
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