Northerly 20/30 knots tending north to northeasterly 15/25 knots in the middle of the day then increasing to 20/30 knots in the late afternoon. Winds shifting south to southwesterly south of Port Stephens in the late evening. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres. Swell: Southeasterly below 1 metre. Outlook Saturday: South to southwesterly 20/30 knots becoming southerly 15/25 knots before dawn then turning east to southeasterly 10/15 knots in the late afternoon. Seas: 1.5/2.5 metres, decreasing to 1/1.5 metres during the morning. Swell: Southerly around 1 metre, increasing to 1/1.5 metres during the morning. Outlook Sunday: Variable below 10 knots becoming southeasterly 10/15 knots during the day then tending easterly during the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Southerly 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre during the morning.

Issued Fri 10:00