Clifton Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Port Kembla in the late morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly below 10 knots in the afternoon.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Easterly 1.5 to 2 metres.

Weather

The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Port Kembla in the late morning. Sunny afternoon.

Weather Situation

A trough over the northeastern areas of the state will slowly contract to the far northeast today, bringing a west to southwesterly change in its wake while weakening. Winds will become southerly, then turn east to northeast midweek ahead of a strong cold front that will cross the state on Thursday. Strong west to southwesterly winds will follow in its wake, with potential gale force winds further south, as a low forms off the far South Coast between Thursday and Friday. Winds will then gradually ease later Friday through the weekend as these systems quickly head off to the Tasman Sea while a high-pressure system moves over the Bight and extends a ridge over the coastal waters.