Whartons Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Southwesterly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots during the morning and early afternoon.

Seas

2.5 to 4 metres, decreasing to 2 to 3 metres by early evening.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly around 1 metre, increasing to 2 to 4 metres during the morning, then tending southerly 2.5 to 4 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 90% chance of showers offshore, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore this morning.

Weather Situation

A deep, complex low in the Tasman Sea is driving gusty southwesterly winds today. The vigorous south to southwesterly flow associated with that low is forecast to continue as a trough crosses the coastal waters. Then, a high pressure system is forecast to drift over the coastal waters during the weekend or early next week, turning the winds southeast to northeasterly.