Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
New South Wales
Marine Wind Warning Summary for New South Wales
Issued at 04:00 AM EDT on Wednesday 18 February 2026
for the period until midnight EDT Wednesday 18 February 2026
Wind Warnings for Wednesday 18 February
Strong Wind Warning for the following areas:
Eden Coast
Cancellation for the following areas:
Illawarra Coast and Batemans Coast
The next marine wind warning summary will be issued by 10:00 am EDT Wednesday.
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Check the latest Coastal Waters Forecast or Local
Waters Forecast at http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/map.shtml for information on wind,
wave and weather conditions for these coastal zones.
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Forecast
Russell Vale (34.3581°S, 150.9008°E, 28m AMSL) set as my default location ›
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7 day forecast
Today: Sunny morning. High chance of showers in the afternoon and evening. The chance of a thunderstorm inland in the afternoon and early evening. Winds NW 15 to 25 km/h increasing to 25 to 40 km/h in the early morning then increasing to 45 km/h before shifting S/SE 15 to 25 km/h in the late morning and early afternoon. Overnight temperatures falling to between 16 and 20 with daytime temperatures reaching 28 to 33.
Forecast for Russell Vale (34.3581°S, 150.9008°E, 28m AMSL) Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Summary 
Minimum 21° 21° 22° 22° 20° 23° 20° Maximum 31° 27° 26° 29° 32° 28° 24° Chance of rain 60% 70% 30% 30% 50% 90% 50% Likely amount 1-5mm 1-5mm < 1mm < 1mm < 1mm 5-10mm < 1mm UV index Extreme Very High Very High Very High Extreme Extreme Very High Fire Danger Rating Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate - - - Frost risk Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil Nil 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm 9am 3pm Wind speed 17
(km/h)22
(km/h)10
(km/h)19
(km/h)17
(km/h)25
(km/h)9
(km/h)16
(km/h)11
(km/h)23
(km/h)14
(km/h)17
(km/h)18
(km/h)16
(km/h)Wind direction NW S SSW E ENE ENE WNW ESE N ENE NNW SSW SSE ESE Relative humidity 55% 78% 84% 82% 78% 77% 81% 78% 81% 72% 74% 77% 79% 77% Dew point 18°C 22°C 21°C 22°C 20°C 21°C 22°C 23°C 22°C 25°C 21°C 22°C 18°C 19°C -
Sunrise and sunset times
Sunrise / Sunset for Russell Vale (34.3581°S, 150.9008°E, 28m AMSL) First light Sunrise Sunset Last light Moon rise Moon set Moon phase First quarter Full moon Last quarter New moon 6:07am EDT 6:33am EDT 7:47pm EDT 8:13pm EDT 6:57am EDT 8:11pm EDT 
Waxing crescent
First quarter Feb 24 Full moon Mar 03 Last quarter Mar 11 New moon Mar 19 -
Warnings
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Temperature for next 7 days
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Rain for next 7 days
