Jervis Bay FAD (offshore) Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Port Kembla.

Weather

Clear.

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 on Thursday through 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.