Cape Horn Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northerly 20 to 30 knots decreasing to 15 to 25 knots in the early morning then tending northwest to northeasterly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Sunny day. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Point Perpendicular late this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

North to northeasterly winds along the Coastal Waters will continue to freshen through this week as a high over the Tasman Sea strengthens. A cold front and its associated trough will begin moving up the south coast today bringing fresh to strong southerlies in its wake. The trough is expected to stall about the central coast during Sunday, then continue to the reach the northern border by Monday. Coastal winds broadly shifty easterly during the new week as a high pressure system settles over the Tasman Sea.