Semi-detached Point Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots offshore during the day.

Seas

1.5 to 2.5 metres.

1st Swell

Southerly 1.5 to 2 metres, decreasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the morning.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm during this afternoon and evening, with possible squalls inshore.

Caution

Surf conditions in the morning 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

North to northeasterly winds strengthen this evening as a trough approaches from the west, with a southerly change expected to move along the southern half of the coast during Sunday, reaching the Byron coast early Monday. A ridge over the Tasman Sea turns winds north to northeasterly during Monday ahead of another trough that moves up the coast as a southerly change Tuesday.