Carricks Creek Entrance Weather Forecast

Illawarra Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeast to southeasterly 20 to 30 knots tending southeast to southwesterly in the early afternoon. Winds reaching up to 35 knots in the evening.

Seas

1 to 2 metres, increasing to 2 to 3 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

East to northeasterly 1 to 1.5 metres inshore, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres offshore north of Port Kembla by early evening.

Weather

Cloudy. 95% chance of rain. Rain and showers heavy at times. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A high pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea and a trough over the inland will cause northeasterly winds to increase today as the trough moves east. Later today and during Sunday a low pressure system within the trough is forecast to deepen over the southern and central coast, bringing vigorous south to southeasterly winds and large waves. This system is expected to gradually move southeast early next week.