IDN11013
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 3:55 am EST on Tuesday 25 August 2026
for the period until midnight EST Friday 28 August 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 is extending a ridge over Sydney Waters and maintaining northerly airstream. A trough is forecast to enter the far south coast late Tuesday before heading north and cross Sydney Waters on Wednesday, bringing fresh south to southwesterly wind change in its wake. Winds will then ease later in the week as a new high pressure system enters the state's west and extends a ridge across the coastal waters.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 90% chance of showers.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending southerly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the early morning.
Winds: South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the day. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Northwesterly below 10 knots becoming easterly during the day then becoming south to southeasterly during the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Mostly sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Tuesday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind, wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.