IDN11013
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 3:55 am EST on Wednesday 19 August 2026
for the period until midnight EST Saturday 22 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 Tasmania is directing onshore easterly winds today. Winds will tend north to northwesterly today as a low pressure trough approaches from the west.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day then tending northerly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots tending north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day then becoming north to northwesterly about 10 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
Winds: North to northwesterly below 10 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers.
Winds: West to northwesterly below 10 knots tending west to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then turning south to southeasterly during the day. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 am EST Wednesday.
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