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Forecast issued at 10:04 pm EDT on Wednesday 19 November 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system will direct fresh to strong northeasterly winds along the coast today. A trough will then brush the southern and central coasts on Thursday, bringing a south to southeasterly wind change in its wake, before stalling about Hunter or Mid North Coast on Friday. Winds tending east to northeasterly again over the weekend as another high moves into the Tasman Sea and a trough lingers about the coast.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Merimbula.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Green Cape.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 20 November
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Merimbula in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 60% chance of showers.
Friday 21 November
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning easterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 22 November
- Winds
- Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 50% chance of showers.
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 4:00 am EDT Thursday.
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