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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Wednesday 11 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Sunday 15 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 high over the southern Tasman Sea extends a ridge over Sydney Waters. A trough will cross Sydney Waters early Thursday morning, bringing fresh gusty southerly winds in its wake. Winds will ease and tend northeasterly during the weekend as another high pressure system moves into the Tasman Sea.
Winds: Northerly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Clear.
Winds: North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southeasterly 15 to 20 knots in the morning. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Becoming cloudy.
Winds: Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly 15 to 25 knots before dawn. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: South to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots during the morning. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Cloudy.
Winds: Variable below 10 knots becoming northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending northerly during the evening. Seas: Below 0.5 metres. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 3:55 am EDT Thursday.
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