Updated 12.26pm, Sunday 27 April 2024

The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a SEVERE WEATHER WARNING for HEAVY RAINFALL and DAMAGING WINDS for people in parts of the Hunter Forecast Districts which includes the Central Coast (issued 5.02am, Sunday 27 April).
View BOM warning and more information 
 

The Bureau of Meteorology issued an initial FLOOD WATCH within the catchment of Tuggerah Lake, with MINOR FLOODING POSSIBLE from Saturday night into Sunday (1:16 pm, Saturday 26 April 2025) To read more, and for flood safety advice. 
 

WEATHER:  For the latest weather forecasts and warnings, go to the Bureau of Meteorology or BOM weather app
 

ASSISTANCE:  For emergency assistance in storms or flooding, call NSW SES on 132 500. If life-threatening, call 000 (Triple Zero).    

STAY INFORMED: Download the Hazards Near Me App to view emergency warnings and advice and set up watch zones to receive notifications for your area.  

For information on what to do in a storm or flood visit: www.ses.nsw.gov.au 
 

LAGOONS
• Terrigal Lagoon has been opened and we expect water levels to continue to fall.
• Council intervenes to open our coastal lagoons (Wamberal, Terrigal, Avoca and Cockrone) when their water levels reach their own trigger level.
• We continue to monitor all lagoon levels and will intervene as required.
View all lagoon trigger levels and live water levels
 

TUGGERAH LAKES – The Entrance Channel
• For Tuggerah Lakes, our procedure is more unique and complex, where intervention and management of the channel may occur before it is closed, and when water levels are predicted rather than reached.
• As of 1pm today, no flood warnings are in place for Tuggerah Lake and trigger levels haven’t been met to intervene. 
• However, we will bring forward the undertaking of berm scraping - expected to commence early this afternoon. 
• These works were originally planned for later in the week as part of pre-emptive maintenance works to help the channel respond to possible flooding. 
 Read more about the management of The Tuggerah Lakes Estuary

ROADS

• Please take care on the roads, drive to the conditions, turn your headlights and avoid unnecessary travel. Local roads may be closed due to flash flooding.   
  Never walk, drive, ride or swim through floodwater.
• ROAD CLOSURES:  For road closures or works impacting traffic, go to www.livetraffice.com , Live Traffic NSW app or call 132 701, 
   

Phone 02 4306 7900 to call in any Council-related urgent reports such as water or sewer issues, or urgent road safety issues (such as fallen trees over roads).