IDN11004
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 10:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 28 October 2025
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 31 October 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 over the Bight extends a ridge across the south as it drifts eastwards, while a trough lies off southeast Queensland coast, maintaining east to southeasterly winds across the coastal waters today. Winds will gradually turn northeasterly midweek onwards as the trough in the north moves offshore while the High enters the Tasman Sea. Northerly winds will increase later in the week through the weekend as the high continues tracking further east towards New Zealand while the next trough and cold front approach from the west.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the late evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.
Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to southeasterly in the middle of the day then tending east to northeasterly in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Point Perpendicular in the morning and afternoon.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day then tending northerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres inshore during the afternoon or evening. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the morning. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming east to northeasterly about 10 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning northerly during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northeasterly about 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Merimbula. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Merimbula. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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