Macquarie Coastal Waters Forecast: Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks

Forecast for Thursday until midnight

Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Macquarie Coast

Winds

North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southerly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the afternoon.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres around midday.

Swell

Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Friday 9 December

Winds

Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots inshore in the late afternoon. Winds decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.

Swell

Southerly 2 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie during the morning.

Weather

Cloudy.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Saturday 10 December

Winds

South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots shifting northeasterly during the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

Swell

Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres inshore, increasing to 3 to 4 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie.

Weather

Cloudy.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions in the early morning are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.