View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 am EST on Monday 31 August 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system move slowly east over NSW today. Later Tuesday and throughout the remainder of the week a cold front cross the south bringing windy conditions.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots turning southeasterly in the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Tuesday 1 September
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming northerly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 20 knots south of Cape Byron in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Cape Byron by early evening.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 2 September
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Sunny.
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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EST Monday.
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