Dangerous fishing conditions Weekend 5- 7 April
by Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW 4 Apr 17:29 PDT
5-7 April 2024
Dangerous fishing conditions update © RFA of NSW
Dangerous conditions Friday 5 April and weekend
Why
An inland and a coastal trough are building. The coastal trough is expected to deepen and move south through Saturday.
Where
On Friday on the Macquarie, Hunter, Sydney and Illawarra coasts, seas will be 3 metres, with 3 metre mixed southerly and easterly swells.
On Saturday, on the Hunter, Sydney, Illawarra, Batemans and Eden coasts, seas will be 3 metres, with 3 metre mixed southerly and easterly swells.
On Sunday, on the Eden coast, seas will be 1.5 metres, with 3 metre mixed southerly and north-easterly swells.
BOM is warning that on all these waters conditions are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.
Swell period
Swell period will be short, just 6 to 10 seconds.
Flood warnings
BOM has also issued flood warnings for nearly all NSW coastal rivers. For more details and the latest flood and weather warnings see www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings
Check local forecasts to get the latest before you go out on the BOM website at www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/map.shtml