Crookhaven River - Greenwell Point Harbour Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots turning southwesterly in the late morning. Winds reaching up to 35 knots offshore south of Point Perpendicular in the evening.

Seas

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

1st Swell

Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the morning, then tending south to southwesterly 2 to 4 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A strong cold front is forecast to cross the state today, with strong to gale-force west to southwesterly winds in its wake. Winds will then turn southerly and gradually ease from later Friday through the weekend as the front moves further offshore while a strong high-pressure system moves over the Bight and extends a ridge over the coastal waters. Winds will then become onshore easterly early next week as the high slowly drifts eastwards.