View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:24 pm EDT on Friday 23 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is extending a ridge along the NSW coast. Winds gradually turn northerly as the high pressure system drifts east during the weekend. A cold front is forecast to brush along the south coast on Sunday, bringing a southerly change to coastal waters. Northeasterly winds forecast to redevelop next week as the next ridge settled over the coastal waters.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Clear.
Saturday 24 January
- Winds
- North to northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the morning.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, tending southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1.5 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Sunday 25 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 20 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
- Caution
- Surf conditions in the afternoon and evening may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Monday 26 January
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres north of Port Kembla.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 2 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Surf conditions in the early morning may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Friday.
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