View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast issued at 4:00 am EDT on Tuesday 18 November 2025.
Weather Situation
A ridge extends across the state from the west. Fresh northeasterly winds will develop later today as the ridge extends to the Tasman Sea and a high pressure system forms within it. The next trough will cross the southern and central parts of the coast midweek and will bring another south to southeasterly wind change in its wake, before stalling about Hunter or Mid North Coast later in the week.
Forecast for Tuesday until midnight
- Winds
- South to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting north to northeasterly during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Crowdy Head in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Wednesday 19 November
Strong Wind Warning for Wednesday for Macquarie Coast
- Winds
- Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Crowdy Head in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.
- Swell
- Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Mostly sunny.
Thursday 20 November
- Winds
- Northerly 20 to 30 knots.
- Seas
- 1.5 to 2.5 metres.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- 2nd Swell
- East to northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Sunny morning. 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 am EDT Tuesday.
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