View the current warnings for New South Wales
Forecast updated at 4:42 pm EDT on Wednesday 31 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough tracks northwards along the coast today, bringing a surge of fresh southerly winds over coastal waters, followed by a new ridge extending from a high passing to the south of the state, gradually turning winds northeasterly over the weekend.
Forecast for Wednesday until midnight
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning southerly in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 2.5 metres.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions for the rest of the day are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Thursday 1 January
- Winds
- Southerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Southeasterly 2 to 2.5 metres.
- 2nd Swell
- Southerly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- Caution
- Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Friday 2 January
- Winds
- Southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming easterly about 10 knots in the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon, then tending southerly 1.5 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Cloudy.
Saturday 3 January
- Winds
- Northeasterly about 10 knots increasing to 15 to 20 knots during the day.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon or evening.
- Swell
- Southeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 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
- See detailed wind and wave forecasts on MetEye
- This forecast is also available via scheduled broadcasts on marine radio.
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- Tide Predictions
- Marine Knowledge Centre - explanations and definitions
The next routine forecast will be issued at 10:00 pm EDT Wednesday.
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