Macquarie Coastal Waters Forecast: Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks

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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Sunday 3 November 2024.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge towards northeast New South Wales today, directing northeasterly winds over coastal waters, locally tending northwesterly inshore. A trough and associated cold front will bring a gusty southerly change to the southern coast this evening, continuing through central areas overnight before stalling on the northern coast during Monday. Winds will gradually shift northerly again through the middle part of the week as a new high pressure system becomes established over the Tasman Sea, before the next southerly change arrives on Thursday or Friday.

Forecast for Sunday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Sunday for Macquarie Coast

Winds
Northerly 25 to 30 knots.
Seas
2.5 metres.
Swell
Southerly below 1 metre.
Weather
Mostly clear.

Monday 4 November

Strong Wind Warning for Monday for Macquarie Coast

Winds
Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the morning. Winds tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening then tending northerly in the late evening.
Seas
1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
Swell
North to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore by early evening.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Tuesday 5 November

Winds
Northerly 10 to 15 knots shifting southeasterly 15 to 20 knots early in the morning then tending easterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
1st Swell
North to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
2nd Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Wednesday 6 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning then tending north to northeasterly during the evening.
Seas
Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Crowdy Head during the afternoon or evening.
1st Swell
Southerly around 1 metre.
2nd Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

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.

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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:10 am EDT Monday.

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