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Forecast issued at 10:00 pm EDT on Tuesday 24 March 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is extending a ridge to eastern New South Wales and maintaining generally easterly airstream over much of the coastal waters. Meanwhile, a tropical low over the Coral Sea is deepening and heading south towards the northern Tasman Sea, bringing fresh southeasterly winds and large, powerful waves along the north coast before tracking into the southern Tasman Sea later in the week. A strong cold front then looks set to sweep the coastal waters on Thursday through Friday, with fresh to strong southwesterly winds in its wake. The southerly airstream will increase further to gale-force, and large, powerful waves will develop as a low forms off the south coast and brushes the southern and central parts of the coast between Friday and early Saturday, before the system heads into the Tasman Sea through the weekend.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Point Perpendicular.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Wednesday 25 March
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the early morning then becoming north to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Point Perpendicular.
- Weather
- Sunny.
Thursday 26 March
- Winds
- North to northwesterly about 10 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening then becoming southwesterly 20 to 30 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Point Perpendicular by early evening.
- Weather
- Becoming cloudy. 95% chance of rain. A thunderstorm likely in the afternoon and evening.
Friday 27 March
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots increasing to 30 to 35 knots during the afternoon.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2.5 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 to 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres during the afternoon.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. Near 100% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm.
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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