Sydney Closed Waters

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Saturday 25 May 2013.

Weather Situation

A complex low pressure system over the northern Tasman Sea is moving east-southeast and weakening as a strong high pressure system moves towards Bass Strait. The high pressure The high is expected to move very slowly east over the next few days strengthening the ridge across the Tasman Sea before moving east of Tasmania and further toward New Zealand later on Monday, whilst maintaining the ridge to the northwest of New South Wales.

Forecast for Saturday until midnight

Winds
South to southwesterly below 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.

Sunday 26 May

Winds
Variable about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.

Monday 27 May

Winds
Southwesterly about 10 knots tending southerly 10 to 15 knots in the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.
Seas
Up to 1 metre.

Tuesday 28 May

Winds
Easterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.

Wednesday 29 May

Winds
Northerly about 10 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.

Please be awareWind gusts can be 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 am EST Sunday.

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