Ellesons Rift Weather Forecast
- 14
- 24
Partly cloudy
- 12
- 26
Sunny
- 13
- 30
Sunny
- 14
- 25
Shower or two
- 13
- 19
Shower or two
- 14
- 22
Shower or two
- 15
- 25
Shower or two
Today 17 Nov Illawarra
Partly cloudy. Slight chance of a shower along the coastal fringe late this afternoon and evening. Near zero chance of rain elsewhere. Winds westerly 30 to 45 km/h tending west to southwesterly 25 to 35 km/h in the evening. Daytime maximum temperatures between 18 and 23.
Illawarra Coastal Waters
Port Hacking to Ulladulla- Wind
- West to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the morning. Winds turning south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon.
- Seas
- Around 1 metre, increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Port Kembla early this morning.
- Weather Situation
- A trough will move through southern parts this morning, followed by a ridge developing in its wake. Fresh northerly winds will develop later Tuesday as the ridge extends to the Tasman Sea and a high pressure system forms within it. Then, the next trough brushing the southern and central parts of the coast mid to late this week will bring another south to southeasterly wind change in its wake.
Ellesons Rift Temperature Statistics View More
November Temperature
Point Perpendicular (5km)
Lowest 12 November, 2025
11 °CAverage November
18.3 °CHighest 8 November, 2025
28.4 °C
Climate (2020–Present)
Point Perpendicular (5km)
Average Low 2020–2025
14.7 °CAverage 2020–2025
17.4 °CAverage High 2020–2025
20.7 °C