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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 4:00 am EDT on Sunday 18 January 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Tuesday 20 January 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.
Strong southeasterly winds are expected along the NSW coast from a trough and embedded low pressure system pinned to the coast. The trough and low is forecast to track north and weaken during today. Then, a high pressure system will move into the south Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh to strong southeasterly winds over coastal waters in the new week.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Point Perpendicular during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 2.5 to 3 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Port Kembla early this morning.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Point Perpendicular in the evening.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots turning southerly 10 to 15 knots during the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Kembla. Swell: Southeasterly 2 metres, tending easterly 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Moruya Heads during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore. Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning easterly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Moruya Heads early in the morning and again in the late evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres around midday. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 2 metres, tending easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Green Cape early in the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning. Swell: Easterly 2 to 2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EDT Sunday.
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