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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EST on Thursday 9 April 2026.
Weather Situation
Northerly winds strengthening ahead of a strong cold front that is forecast to move across the coastal waters Friday with a fresh and gusty southerly wind change in its wake expected late Friday into Saturday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Weather
- Clear.
Friday 10 April
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Saturday 11 April
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots before dawn then tending northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 knots in the early morning.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore south of Coffs Harbour during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.
Sunday 12 April
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon or evening.
- 1st Swell
- Easterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloud clearing.
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 EST Thursday.
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