Manning River Entrance Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

South to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending south to southeasterly 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then tending northeast to southeasterly in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 2 to 3 metres, decreasing to 1.5 to 2 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Weather Situation

A low pressure system and trough over the Tasman Sea is driving a vigorous south to southwesterly flow over the southern and central coastal waters early this morning. Later today the low and trough will weaken as a high pressure ridge extends over the coast, turning the winds north to northeasterly. A cold front is forecast to cross the coast during Wednesday.