Thelma Head Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore south of Point Perpendicular during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres around midday.

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers offshore, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lies off the NSW coast, bringing northwesterly to northeasterly winds to NSW waters. The trough is set to move east over the Tasman Sea while a ridge forms along the NSW coast in its wake, bringing fresh to strong southwesterly winds. This ridge will persist through early next week, before winds turn north to northwesterly ahead of a cold front set to cross coastal waters mid next week.