Dangerous fishing conditions Fri 3 and Sat 4 May
by Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW 2 May 05:10 UTC
3-4 May 2024
Dangerous fishing conditions update © RFA of NSW
Dangerous conditions Fri 3 and Sat 4 May
Why
Dangerous conditions are expected on Friday and Saturday on the Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts.
A strong high south of the Bight is bringing fresh to strong southerly winds to the NSW coast. The high will move slowly east over the next few days and a trough is likely to deepen along the coast maintaining south to southeasterly winds over coastal waters over the weekend.
Where
On Friday on the Macquarie, Hunter and Sydney coasts there will be seas of 1 metre and mixed southerly and easterly swells of 2.5 metres.
On Saturday on the Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts there will be seas of 1 metre and mixed southerly and easterly swells of 2.5 metres.
BOM is warning that on all these waters on Friday and Saturday surf conditions may be more powerful than they appear and are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Swell period
Swell period will be mostly around 10 to 12 seconds except for early Friday morning when it will be as low as 8 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