Manning River - Chinamans Beach Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

North to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore early in the morning. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly in the middle of the day then tending north to northeasterly in the late afternoon.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning, then decreasing to 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Northeasterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie during the morning.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A high pressure ridge lies over the northern NSW waters today, which a trough is slowly moving north along the coast today. Wednesday, a cold front will bring gusty north to northwesterly winds along the coast followed by a fresh and gusty southwesterly wind change later, likely commencing in the south during the afternoon and reaching the northern border by Thursday afternoon. Behind this, a high pressure system is forecast to settle over the waters on Thursday.