Sydney Enclosed Waters Forecast: Sydney Harbour, Pittwater and Botany Bay

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Forecast issued at 4:01 am EDT on Saturday 22 November 2025.

Weather Situation

A trough is stalling about Mid North Coast and Hunter coast today. Winds are gradually tending east to northeasterly over the weekend as a high moves into the Tasman Sea and a trough lingers about the coast.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly below 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.

Sunday 23 November

Winds
Variable about 10 knots becoming easterly 10 to 15 knots in the late afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the late evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely in the morning and afternoon.

Monday 24 November

Winds
Southerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy.

Tuesday 25 November

Winds
Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day then turning north to northwesterly below 10 knots during the evening.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Saturday.

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