Handkerchief Beach Weather Forecast
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Partly cloudy
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Cloud clearing
- 18
- 29
Sunny
- 18
- 25
Partly cloudy
- 19
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Partly cloudy
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Mostly sunny
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Shower or two
Today 26 Jan South Coast
Mostly sunny. Winds south to southeasterly 15 to 20 km/h tending east to southeasterly in the early afternoon then becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures in the mid to high 20s.
Batemans Coastal Waters
Ulladulla to Montague Island- Wind
- Southerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds turning southeasterly in the evening.
- Seas
- 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing below 1 metre by early evening.
- 1st Swell
- Southerly 2 metres, tending southeasterly 2 metres by early evening.
- Weather
- Partly cloudy.
- 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.
Handkerchief Beach Temperature Statistics View More
January Temperature
Narooma (Marine Rescue) (3km)
Lowest 18 January, 2026
9.8 °CAverage January
20.6 °CHighest 10 January, 2026
40.5 °C
Climate (2021–Present)
Narooma (Marine Rescue) (3km)
Average Low 2021–2026
12.3 °CAverage 2021–2026
17.2 °CAverage High 2021–2026
20.5 °C