Sussex Inlet Coastal Patrol Jetty Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northwesterly 15 to 20 knots shifting southerly 20 to 30 knots in the late afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 2 metres during the afternoon, then increasing to 2.5 to 3 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. A thunderstorm likely during this afternoon and early evening, with possible small hail south of Port Kembla.

Weather Situation

A cold front and its associated trough are forecast to travel up the coast on Tuesday, bringing a strong and gusty southerly wind change in its wake. Southerly winds will gradually weaken and turn east to northeasterly through midweek as another high pressure system drifts across the state. Then, a trough brushing the southern and central parts of the coast will bring a brief southerly change later in the week.