Dangerous fishing Sydney and South this weekend

Dangerous fishing conditions update © RFA of NSW

There are strong to gale force southeasterly winds over the NSW coast in the wake of a trough and low moving off the south coast. The trough and low will then track north. Then, a high will move into the south Tasman Sea, maintaining fresh to strong southeasterly winds over coastal waters.

Where

For Friday 16 Jan, BOM is warning of large and powerful surf conditions hazardous for crossing bars by boat and rock fishing for Sydney and all southern coasts. Seas will be around 3 to 4 metres, swells will be 2.5 to 4 metres. Swell directions are mixed: southerly, easterly, north easterly.

For Saturday 17 Jan, BOM is warning of large and powerful surf conditions hazardous for crossing bars by boat and rock fishing for Sydney and all southern coasts. Seas will be 3 metres, swells will be 3 to 4 metres. Swell directions are mixed: southerly, easterly.

For Sunday 18 Jan, BOM is warning of large and powerful surf conditions hazardous for crossing bars by boat and rock fishing for Sydney and all southern coasts. Seas will be around 1.5 to 3 metres, swells will be 3 to 4 metres. Swell direction: easterly.

Swell period

Swell period will be very short: around 8 to 10 seconds.

Check local forecasts to get the latest before you go out on the BOM website at www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/map.shtml