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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Saturday 11 October 2025.
Weather Situation
Westerly winds over parts of the southern coast will ease as a cold front moves away to the east tonight. On Sunday night a stronger cold front is expected to bring a gusty south to southwesterly to the southern waters, which will weaken as it moves north along the coast on Monday. After this a ridge of high pressure is forecast to develop, with the next trough forecast to brush the southern waters on Tuesday.
Forecast for Saturday until midnight
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Clear.
Sunday 12 October
- Winds
- Northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly in the middle of the day then turning west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 25 knots inshore in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny morning. 70% chance of showers in the afternoon and evening.
Monday 13 October
- Winds
- Westerly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Tuesday 14 October
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then shifting easterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
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 4:00 am EDT Sunday.
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