Manning River - Harrington Back Channel Entrance Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

Southwesterly 20 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning southerly 15 to 25 knots in the middle of the day.

Seas

2 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southeasterly 1.5 to 2 metres, tending southerly 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Caution

Surf conditions during the day may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A broad high pressure ridge lies along across the coast while a cold front brushes the central coastal fringe this morning. The front weakens into a trough and slowly crosses the northern coastal waters through the day today, quickly followed by a ridge in its wake. Another trough slips southeast of the New South Wales coast during Wednesday, bringing a weak southeasterly change into Thursday.