View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 17 February 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the New South Wales coast. The system will slowly drift east and weaken as a cold front and its associated trough enter the state's southwest later today. The trough will then continue heading north, crossing the southern and central parts of the coast as a fresh southerly change through Wednesday, before stalling about the Mid North Coast on Thursday and gradually weakening. Winds will turn northerly later in the week through the weekend, apart from a brief incursion of southerly winds along the southern half of the coast on Saturday, as another high entering the Tasman Sea extends a ridge along the coast.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore south of Norah Head.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Clear.
Wednesday 18 February
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending northwesterly in the morning then tending northwest to northeasterly in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 metre around midday.
- Swell
- Southeasterly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 19 February
- Winds
- North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots in the early morning then tending east to southeasterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Stephens during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Friday 20 February
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly during the afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 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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The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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