IDN11003
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 8:49 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 November 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 22 November 2025.
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Wind 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.
A high pressure system will direct fresh to strong northeasterly winds along the coast today. A trough will then brush the southern and central coasts on Thursday, bringing a south to southeasterly wind change in its wake, before stalling about Hunter or Mid North Coast on Friday. Winds tending east to northeasterly again over the weekend as another high moves into the Tasman Sea and a trough lingers about the coast.
Winds: North to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Clear.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots early in the morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. 1st Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Port Stephens during the morning. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly below 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening. Seas: 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Clear.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds shifting southerly in the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 1st Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly below 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm at night.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Port Kembla in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Clear.
Winds: Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending southerly in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Port Kembla early in the morning and again in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. 1st Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 25 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Port Kembla. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Port Kembla at night.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
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