Bowen Island Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Southwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late morning and early afternoon. Winds tending southeast to southwesterly in the late afternoon then becoming variable about 10 knots in the evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, decreasing below 1 metre during the afternoon.

1st Swell

Southerly 3 to 5 metres.

Weather

Partly cloudy.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A deep low pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea is bringing fresh to strong south to southwesterly winds and large powerful waves to the coastal waters. Winds and surf conditions will gradually ease from today as the low slowly moves further southeast and weakens. Another trough over Queensland is forecast to move southwards, extending to northern New South Wales on Wednesday and moves offshore. Then, a trough of low pressure looks set to bring a brief southerly wind change along the southern half of the coast early Friday, followed by another cold front bringing a fresh and gusty west to southwesterly change on Saturday.