Perkins Beach Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Variable about 10 knots becoming southerly 15 to 25 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 30 knots in the evening. Squalls possible with the wind change.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, then increasing to 1.5 to 2.5 metres later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore north of Point Perpendicular this evening.

Weather Situation

A broad high pressure ridge continues to build from the west while a trough lingers over the far northeast of the state. A weak cold front is forecast to cross the far southeast of the state this morning, bringing a gusty southerly change up the NSW coast, followed by another cold front and southerly change mid-week.