View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:17 pm EDT on Tuesday 13 January 2026.
Weather Situation
A weak ridge lies over the New South Wales coast, maintaining an onshore east to northeasterly airstream. Winds will increase fresh to strong on Thursday, before a trough enters the south coast and develops into a low pressure system on Friday, bringing fresh to strong southeasterly winds in its wake.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre by early evening.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Crowdy Head.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Wednesday 14 January
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending east to northeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Thursday 15 January
- Winds
- East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northeasterly 20 to 25 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the late afternoon and evening.
Friday 16 January
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots tending northwest to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 2 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- Southeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. 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 10:00 pm EDT Tuesday.
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