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Forecast issued at 4:15 pm EDT on Friday 5 December 2025.
Weather Situation
A trough over will linger over the northeast before moving over the Tasman Sea on Saturday. A cold front moves over the south of the State on Saturday. A ridge of high pressure then builds over the state during Sunday, lingering on Monday, before another cold front clips the south on Monday. A new ridge moves over the State on Tuesday.
Forecast for Friday until midnight
- Winds
- East to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots becoming variable about 10 knots in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the east.
- 2nd Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Saturday 6 December
- Winds
- Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots before dawn. Winds reaching up to 25 knots offshore in the late evening.
- Seas
- Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing below 1 metre around midday.
- 1st Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far east.
- 2nd Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres in the far west by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Sunday 7 December
- Winds
- West to southwesterly 20 to 25 knots increasing to 20 to 30 knots before dawn then decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
Monday 8 December
- Winds
- West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending north to northwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the morning then becoming variable about 10 knots during the evening.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres in the east during the morning.
- 1st Swell
- Southwesterly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.
- 2nd Swell
- Northeasterly around 1 metre.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
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 Friday.
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