View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Wednesday 21 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A ridge lies over the NSW coast bringing east to southeasterly winds to Sydney Waters. Winds will briefly turn northeast to northwesterly ahead of a fresh and gusty southerly change moving over Sydney Waters early Thursday. Winds are expected to ease from Friday and gradually turn northerly again as a high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea, where it lingers over the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- East to northeasterly about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Clear.
Thursday 22 January
Strong Wind Warning for Thursday for Sydney Enclosed Waters
- Winds
- Southeast to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending southerly 20 to 30 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy.
Friday 23 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the morning then becoming east to southeasterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 24 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Sunday 25 January
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon then turning north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres.
- 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.
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
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