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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.
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 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: 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.
Winds: Southeasterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Moruya Heads. Weather: Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Moruya Heads in the late evening. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: Northerly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 10 to 15 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: East to northeasterly about 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Winds reaching up to 30 knots south of Merimbula in the late morning and early afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres around midday. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. 2nd Swell: Northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the evening.
Winds: North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting south to southwesterly during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Saturday.
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