Coastal Waters Forecast 

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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales

Updated Coastal Waters Forecast for New South Wales
Southern Zones: Port Hacking to Gabo Island

Issued at 12:00 pm EDT on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 1 March 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.

Warning Information

Weather Situation

A slow moving trough about the Central Coast weakens during the morning and clears during today. A high pressure system moves into the Tasman today, maintaining onshore easterly airstream across the coastal waters over the weekend.

Illawarra Coast: Port Hacking to Ulladulla

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore. 1st Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly around 1 metre around midday. 2nd Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1.5 metres around midday. Weather: Partly cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Batemans Coast: Ulladulla to Montague Island

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Moruya Heads in the late morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. 1st Swell: East to southeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Moruya Heads. 2nd Swell: Southerly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Moruya Heads in the afternoon and early evening.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre, increasing to around 1 metre offshore. Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly 15 to 20 knots during the morning. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Moruya Heads. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Eden Coast: Montague Island to Gabo Island

Forecast for Friday 27 February until midnight

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Merimbula during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Green Cape. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Saturday 28 February

Winds: East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots south of Merimbula during the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Green Cape. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy.

Forecast for Sunday 1 March

Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Green Cape. Swell: Easterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Green Cape. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Friday.

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