Pattimores Canal Entrance Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore north of Port Kembla in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Point Perpendicular.

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday, then decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 80% chance of showers.

Caution

Surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

Easterly winds lie over the coastal waters. A high pressure system is slipping to the south and will enter the Tasman Sea during today, turning the winds northeasterly and then freshen the winds along the southern and central coastal waters. A southerly change is forecast to move over the coastal waters from Saturday, tracking north over the weekend.