IDN11013
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 12:01 pm EDT on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Monday 2 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.
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.
Winds: Easterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the morning. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to below 10 knots during the morning then tending east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
Winds: Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Partly cloudy.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Friday.
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