Sugarloaf Point Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon and evening. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Below 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres by early evening, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore south of Port Macquarie later in the evening.

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday.

Weather

Partly cloudy. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A cold front and its associated trough are forecast to cross the coastal waters late Wednesday into early Thursday, with fresh westerly winds turning southwesterly in their wake. Then, a high pressure system moving over South Australia is expected to drift towards Tasmania later in the week through the weekend, directing onshore south to southeasterly winds over the coastal waters.