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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Thursday 11 December 2025.
Weather Situation
Southeasterly winds persisting about the southern half of the coast as a trough stalls off the Hunter and Sydney coast. Winds will tend east to northeasterly later today as a high pressure system gradually drifts into the Tasman Sea, with winds turning northerly over the weekend. A fresh to strong southerly change is expected during Sunday and Monday.
Forecast for Thursday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre.
- Weather
- Cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 12 December
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots turning northeasterly in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Macquarie during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Saturday 13 December
- Winds
- Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northerly 15 to 25 knots before dawn.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.
- Swell
- Easterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Sunday 14 December
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- Swell
- East to northeasterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the morning and afternoon.
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 10:00 pm EDT Thursday.
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