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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025.
Weather Situation
Southeasterly winds persisting about the southern half of the coast as a trough stalls off the Hunter and Sydney coast. Winds will tend east to northeasterly later today as a high pressure system gradually drifts into the Tasman Sea, with winds turning northerly over the weekend. A fresh to strong southerly change is expected during Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeast to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 12 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Green Cape in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre north of Green Cape.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Green Cape in the afternoon and early evening.
Saturday 13 December
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then tending northeasterly 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and early evening.
Sunday 14 December
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting south to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots during the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 0.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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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