Green Patch Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northerly 15 to 20 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots north of Point Perpendicular in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore north of Port Kembla.

1st Swell

Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Port Kembla.

Weather

Mostly clear.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge lies over the northern NSW waters today, which a trough is slowly moving north along the south coast reaching central parts of the coast by Tuesday. Wednesday, a cold front will bring gusty north to northwesterly winds along the coast followed by a fresh and gusty southwesterly wind change later, likely commencing in the south during the afternoon and reaching the northern border by Thursday afternoon. Behind this, a high pressure system is forecast to settle over the waters on Thursday.