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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
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Coffs Harbour.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 16 January
Strong Wind Warning for Friday for Coffs Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- South to southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.
Saturday 17 January
- Winds
- Northwest to northeasterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southwesterly before dawn then tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 18 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly during the morning.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Coffs Harbour during the morning.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning.
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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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