Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales
Issued at 10:00 AM EDT on Thursday 12 March 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Friday 13 March 2026
Wind Warnings for Thursday 12 March
Gale Warning for the following areas:
Eden Coast
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Hunter Coast, Illawarra Coast and Batemans Coast
Wind Warnings for Friday 13 March
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Byron Coast, Macquarie Coast, Hunter Coast, Sydney Coast, Illawarra Coast, Batemans Coast and Eden Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 4:05 pm EDT Thursday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Rainbow Reach (30.9387°S, 153.0185°E, 0m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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Seven day forecast
Today: Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the evening. Winds W/NW 15 to 25 km/h shifting S/SE 20 to 30 km/h in the middle of the day. Daytime maximum temperatures 29 to 35.
Forecast for Rainbow Reach (30.9387°S, 153.0185°E, 0m AMSL) Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Summary 
Minimum 20° 21° 19° 18° 17° 20° 21° Maximum 30° 22° 23° 24° 25° 25° 24° Chance of rain 70% 80% 30% 10% 5% 60% 90% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 1-5mm 1-5mm UV index Extreme Extreme Very High Very High Very High Very High Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 9
(km/h)16
(km/h)13
(km/h)21
(km/h)13
(km/h)15
(km/h)6
(km/h)13
(km/h)9
(km/h)19
(km/h)10
(km/h)15
(km/h)8
(km/h)13
(km/h)Wind direction NW SSE S S SSW SE WNW ENE NNW NE N ENE N E Relative humidity 66% 64% 88% 81% 71% 57% 73% 58% 74% 61% 75% 66% 81% 73% Dew point 18°C 21°C 20°C 19°C 15°C 14°C 16°C 15°C 16°C 17°C 18°C 19°C 19°C 19°C -
Warnings
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Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Rainbow Reach (30.9387°S, 153.0185°E, 0m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase New moon First quarter Full moon Last quarter 6:22am EDT 6:45am EDT 7:11pm EDT 7:34pm EDT 2:42pm EDT 
Waning crescent
New moon Mar 19 First quarter Mar 26 Full moon Apr 02 Last quarter Apr 10 -
Temperature for next 5 days
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Rain for next 5 days
