View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:14 pm EDT on Monday 29 December 2025.
Weather Situation
South to southeasterly winds are gradually turning east to northeast as a high pressure ridge over the coastal waters is weakening. Then a trough will brush the coastal waters midweek, bringing a surge of fresh southerly winds along the coast, and this will be followed by another ridge extending from a high passing to the south of the state.
Forecast for Monday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly clear.
Tuesday 30 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to below 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 31 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day.
- Seas
- Below 0.5 metres, increasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, tending easterly 1.5 to 2 metres around midday, then tending east to southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm south of Port Kembla in the late afternoon and evening.
Thursday 1 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots turning southeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- 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 Monday.
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