Manning River - Harrington Back Channel Entrance Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

Southeasterly 15 to 20 knots.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Port Macquarie.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 4 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions for the rest of the day are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea combined with a low pressure system over the southern Coral Sea is directing moderate to fresh and gusty south to southeasterly winds onto the coast, tending strong in the north today. Over the coming days a broad area of low pressure moves over the state bringing easterly or northeasterly winds to some parts of the coast.