Port Kembla Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots turning westerly in the evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Port Kembla in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre.

1st Swell

Easterly 3 metres, increasing to 3 to 4 metres south of Port Kembla.

Weather

Sunny.

Caution

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

Weather Situation

A deep low pressure system over the Tasman Sea is moving away with southerly winds along the northern coast easing off.Winds are tending northerly along the southern part of the coast ahead of a cold front approaching from the west. A series of cold fronts will brush the southern part of the coast while a ridge builds over the northern part of the coast, before winds tend southwesterly along the entire coast on Wednesday as the ridge widens to the entire coast. This ridge will persist through the end of the week with winds tending southerly then southeasterly.