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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 15 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge lies over the New South Wales coast, maintaining an onshore east to northeasterly airstream. Winds will increase fresh to strong this evening, before a trough enters the south coast and develops into a low pressure system on Friday, bringing strong to gale force southeasterly winds in its wake as it tracks north. Then, a high pressure system will move into the south Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh to strong southeasterly winds over coastal waters.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
Gale Warning for Thursday for Batemans Coast
- Winds
- Northeasterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of showers. Thunderstorms.
Friday 16 January
Gale Warning for Friday for Batemans Coast
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 25 to 35 knots turning east to southeasterly 25 to 40 knots in the early morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres offshore south of Moruya Heads during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending northeast to southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then tending southeasterly 2.5 to 4 metres around midday.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Saturday 17 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 25 to 30 knots increasing to 25 to 35 knots in the early morning then decreasing to 20 to 30 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- 2 to 3 metres.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 4 to 5 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Sunday 18 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- Swell
- Easterly 3 to 4 metres, decreasing to 3 metres during the evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 70% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Please be awareWind 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.
Nearby Coastal Waters
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- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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