Tacking Point Weather Forecast

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Wind

Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds shifting south to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots in the evening.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Easterly below 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres offshore south of Crowdy Head by early evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening.

Weather Situation

A ridge extends over the NSW coast from a high situated over the Tasman Sea, maintaining northeasterly winds over NSW waters. A cold front will bring a southerly change to the coast today, starting from the southern coast in the early morning and moving through to the northern coast by the evening. In the wake of the cold front, another ridge will form along the NSW coast, maintaining southerly winds along the coast Monday, with winds shifting easterly then northeasterly Tuesday and Wednesday as the ridge moves east.