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Dangerous fishing conditions Weekend 5- 7 April

by Recreational Fishing Alliance of NSW 5 Apr 00:29 UTC 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

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