Sydney Enclosed Waters Forecast: Sydney Harbour, Pittwater and Botany Bay

View the current warnings for New South Wales

Forecast issued at 10:00 am EDT on Tuesday 3 March 2026.

Weather Situation

A slow moving high pressure system over the Tasman Sea extends a ridge to the state's east, maintaining fresh northeasterly airstream over Sydney Waters. This pattern will be briefly interrupted by a series of troughs brushing Sydney Waters on Wednesday and on Friday.

Forecast for Tuesday until midnight

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Wednesday 4 March

Winds
Northeasterly 15 to 20 knots.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers.

Thursday 5 March

Winds
East to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable below 10 knots during the morning then becoming east to northeasterly 10 to 15 knots during the afternoon.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.

Friday 6 March

Winds
North to northeasterly about 10 knots becoming east to southeasterly during the morning.
Seas
Below 0.5 metres.
Weather
Mostly sunny morning. 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.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:05 pm EDT Tuesday.

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