Back Forest Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming west to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Kembla in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres south of Point Perpendicular by early evening.

1st Swell

Easterly 2 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.

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.

Weather Situation

A weak ridge directs northerly winds over southern coastal waters, while a low pressure system in the Tasman Sea, brings fresh southeasterly winds along the north coast, before tracking into the southern Tasman Sea later in the week. A strong cold front is forecast to sweep the coastal waters from today through to Friday, with fresh to strong southwesterly winds in its wake. The southerly airstream will increase further to gale-force, and large, powerful waves will develop as a low forms off the south coast and brushes the southern and central parts of the coast between Friday and early Saturday, before the system heads into the Tasman Sea through the weekend.