IDN11004
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 4:33 am EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Saturday 13 December 2025.
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.
Southerly winds persisting about the southern half of the coast as a trough stalls off the Hunter and Sydney coast. Winds will tend east to northeasterly from today as a high pressure system gradually drifts into the Tasman Sea, with winds turning northerly over the weekend. The next southerly change is expected during Sunday and Monday.
Winds: South to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending east to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Point Perpendicular. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Point Perpendicular in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly below 10 knots during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and early evening.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning north to northeasterly during the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the afternoon. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning east to southeasterly below 10 knots in the late morning then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Merimbula during this afternoon and early evening.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre north of Green Cape. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Green Cape in the afternoon.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots during the evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, tending northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Thursday.
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