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Forecast issued at 4:05 pm EDT on Tuesday 28 October 2025.
Weather Situation
A high pressure system over the Bight extends a ridge across the south as it drifts eastwards, while a trough lies off southeast Queensland coast, maintaining east to southeasterly winds across the coastal waters today. Winds will gradually turn northeasterly midweek onwards as the trough in the north moves offshore while the High enters the Tasman Sea. Northerly winds will increase later in the week through the weekend as the high continues tracking further east towards New Zealand while the next trough and cold front approach from the west.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore north of Crowdy Head during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Macquarie.
- Swell
- Southerly 2.5 to 3 metres.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of rain.
Wednesday 29 October
- Winds
- Easterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots north of Port Macquarie early in the morning. Winds turning northeasterly during the afternoon and evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeast to southeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres north of Crowdy Head during the morning.
- Weather
- Cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Crowdy Head in the evening.
Thursday 30 October
- Winds
- North to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending northeast to southeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming variable below 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Friday 31 October
- Winds
- Variable below 10 knots becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the day then tending north to northeasterly during the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Easterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
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 Tuesday.
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