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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 10:00 am EDT on Saturday 7 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Monday 9 February 2026.
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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 over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge over northern part of the coast, bringing moderate to fresh northeasterly winds to the northern and central parts of the coast, while a trough extends from northwestern NSW through to the southern coast, bringing easterly winds to the southern part of the coast. Winds will tend northeasterly along the whole coast again from Sunday as the trough contracts away slightly from the coast, before another southerly change moves along southern and central parts of the coast Monday and Tuesday as the trough moves into the Tasman sea and a new ridge builds over the coast.
Winds: North to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Port Stephens in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Norah Head. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Stephens in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.
Winds: Northwest to northeasterly about 10 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the day. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots turning northeasterly in the early morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm at night.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of rain.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending southeast to southwesterly in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore north of Port Kembla. Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday. Swell: Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots shifting south to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday.
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