Hastings River - Lady Nelson Wharf Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 20 to 30 knots, reaching up to 35 knots offshore south of Crowdy Head in the evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres, increasing to 2 to 4 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie.

1st Swell

South to southwesterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore in the afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A strong cold front is forecast to sweep the northern coastal waters early today, 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 today and early Saturday, before the system heads into the Tasman Sea through the weekend.