Port Kembla Offshore Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots shifting southwesterly 15 to 25 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Kembla in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres south of Port Kembla by early evening.

1st Swell

Easterly 2 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. Near 100% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions in the afternoon and evening are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

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 from today through to 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.