Coastal waters forecast

Point Danger to Wooli

To choose a different forecast area, go back to Weather Home page



Issued at 4:20 pm EDT on Wednesday 7 January 2009

Synoptic Situation
A high is over in the Tasman Sea near New Zealand extending a ridge to northern NSW. A southerly change is approaching the south of the state and should reach the Illawarra in the evening, Hunter overnight, Mid North Coast Thursday morning and Far North Coast Thursday evening.

Warnings
Strong Wind Warning south of Wooli

-->UPDATED

Far North Coastal Waters, Point Danger to Wooli and 60nm seawards:
Wednesday until midnight: Wind: E/NE 15/20 knots. Sea: 1.5 to 2 metres. Swell: E 1 to 2 metres.
Thursday: Wind: N/NE 8/13 knots ahead of late S change 10/15 knots increasing to 20 knots in the south. Sea: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: E/NE 1 to 1.5 metres. Isolated thunderstorms.
Friday Outlook: Wind: S/SE 20/30 knots, easing later.
Saturday Outlook: Wind: S/SE 10/20 knots.

The next routine forecast will be issued at 4:45 am EDT Thursday.

Click here for all Queensland and Northern New South Wales coastal forecasts


Sun and moon data

Cape Byron sunrise and sunset times and moon phases

Sunrise Sunset Moon rise Moon set Moon phase Full moon Last quarter New moon First quarter
sunrise
04:55AM
EST
sunset
06:48PM
EST
moon rise
2:44PM
EST
moon set
0:28AM
EST
Moon is currently 77% illuminated Full moon
Jan 11
Last quarter
Jan 18
New moon
Jan 26
First quarter
Feb 03


Current weather

Location Date/Time Wind (knots) Temp Barometer Rain (mm)
Dir Spd Gust (deg C) (hpa) 9am 10pm
Anemometer Location: 
On clifftop.
95m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Cape Byron 07/19:00 NE 18 20 24.4 1012.1 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
Airport.
1m above sea level.
4km from coast.
 Ballina 07/19:30 NNE 6 11 24 1011.7 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On sand hill.
63m above sea level.
1km from coast.
 Evans Head 07/19:30 N 9 14 21.1 1011.7 0 0
Anemometer Location: 
On headland.
29m above sea level.
On the coast.
 Yamba 07/19:00 NNE 9 15 24.1 1010.9 0 0

Click here for all current Queensland and northern NSW weather coastal observations


Mt Stapylton weather radar

Change to 64km loop | 128km loop | 256km loop | 512km loop or click here to choose a different location


Grafton weather radar

Change to 128km loop | 256km loop | 512km loop or click here to choose a different location


Satellite image loop


Add 10 hours to UTC times for EST eg 06.30 UTC = 16.30 EST = 4.30pm

Quick links


7-day wind forecast charts from the Met Bureau




Wave Rider Buoys
for the Qld and northern NSW coasts


Tides

Yamba

Time Ht (m)
04.31 AM 1.42 High
10.59 AM 0.48 Low
04.34 PM 1.06 High
10.31 PM 0.30 Low

7-day tides for Yamba

Click here for ALL QLD AND NSW TIDE TIMES

Rain forecast

National and state charts showing the rainfall forecasts for the next five days

Cyclone Warnings

Track cyclone movements and get the latest cyclone information and warnings

Weather links

Useful weather links

Four-day outlook weather chart

© Coastwatch Pty Ltd: Don't destroy what you came to enjoy | Advertising inquiries | Sitemap | Web design
Most of the weather data provided by Coastwatch is based on data and radar images provided by the Bureau of Meteorology. www.bom.gov.au