Shellharbour North Beach Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Southerly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly 2.5 metres, tending southeasterly 2.5 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm from the late morning.

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 trough is currently moving north along the northern coasts, bringing wet conditions and windy conditions, as well as hazardous surf to the coast. Winds will tend fresh southwesterly Thursday as the trough reaches the northern border. Winds tend moderate to fresh south to southeasterly Friday as a coastal trough forms along the northern part of the coast Friday and a ridge builds overt the south coast. Over the weekend winds will tend easterly than northeasterly as the ridge widens across the entire coast.