IDN11002
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 4:05 pm EST on Monday 29 June 2026
for the period until midnight EST Thursday 2 July 2026.
Please be aware
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 southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge across the coastal waters, directing moderate to fresh north to northeasterly winds. Northerly winds will strengthen through the midweek ahead of a series of cold fronts crossing the state. Winds will then turn west to southwesterly later in the week following the passage of the fronts.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly below 10 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Byron by early evening. Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Yamba. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly during the morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots inshore during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots tending northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Crowdy Head in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Crowdy Head. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Macquarie. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing below 1.5 metres during the evening. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the afternoon. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Port Stephens in the evening.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny.
Winds: Northerly 20 to 30 knots turning northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Swell: Easterly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EST Monday.
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