IDN11004
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 10:44 am EST on Wednesday 20 May 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 22 May 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.
A high pressure ridge establishing in the area during today with a trough and low pressure system further offshore and remaining over the Tasman Sea for the next several days, whipping fresh to strong southerly winds and large powerful waves to the coastline mid to late this week.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots turning southerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Kembla in the late morning and again in the evening. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly 2 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the morning and early afternoon. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. 2nd Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Winds: Southerly 20 to 25 knots turning southeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. 1st Swell: Southerly 1 to 2 metres, tending southeasterly 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon or evening. 2nd Swell: Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers. Caution: Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres offshore. 1st Swell: Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres. 2nd Swell: Easterly 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers offshore, near zero chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Moruya Heads in the late afternoon and evening.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres by early evening. 1st Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly during the morning. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the evening. 1st Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening. 2nd Swell: East to northeasterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots. Seas: 1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres offshore. 1st Swell: South to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: East to northeasterly 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Merimbula. Weather: Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers offshore south of Green Cape, 60% chance elsewhere.
Winds: Southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Seas: 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. 1st Swell: Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. 2nd Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening. 2nd Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Wednesday.
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