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Central Coast air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings within 50 km of Central Coast, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts sampled at the locality centre.

Updated · Location forecast · current monitors within 50 km of Central Coast · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood9.5 µg/m³ median · 6 current monitors
Next 48 hoursGood8.9–11.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Forecast peak11.2 µg/m³12 Oct, 5:30 AM AEDT · NASA GEOS-CF

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 3 Advice warnings and 3 other fire locations. There are also 4 planned or registered burns.

View 6 nearby fire locations
AdviceBush Fire 17 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: Jilliby State Conservation Area
COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:35

Official source
AdviceBLACK NOB SINGLETON MILITARY AREA79 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: BLACK NOB SINGLETON MILITARY AREA 2331
COUNCIL AREA: Singleton
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 59 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 16:18

Official source
AdviceMASONITE RD, TOMAGO80 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: MASONITE RD, TOMAGO 2322
COUNCIL AREA: Port Stephens
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 09:50

Official source
WILTON RD, AWABA49 km away · Not yet controlled · OtherNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: WILTON RD, AWABA 2283
COUNCIL AREA: Lake Macquarie
STATUS: Not yet controlled
TYPE: Other
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 19:46

Official source
KING ST, ROSSMORE77 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: KING ST, ROSSMORE 2557
COUNCIL AREA: Liverpool
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Grass Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 12:05

Official source
APPIN RD, GILEAD92 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: NOORUMBA RESERVE, APPIN RD, GILEAD 2560
COUNCIL AREA: Campbelltown
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 16:03

Official source
View 4 planned or registered burns nearby
Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-07835 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: BEAVENS RIDGE FOREST RD, RAVENSDALE 2259
COUNCIL AREA: Central Coast
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 86 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:28

Official source
George Christie HR42 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: lane cove national park
COUNCIL AREA: Ku-Ring-Gai
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 37 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:57

Official source
MOUNT YORK ROAD, MOUNT VICTORIA104 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: MOUNT YORK ROAD, MOUNT VICTORIA 2786
COUNCIL AREA: Blue Mountains
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 18:40

Official source
SALISBURY RD, SALISBURY137 km away · Under control · Burn offNSW Rural Fire Service
Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Not Applicable
LOCATION: SALISBURY RD, SALISBURY 2420
COUNCIL AREA: Dungog
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Burn off
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 0 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 11 Oct 2026 15:04

Official source

Agency fire reports updated

Straight-line distance from the Central Coast centre to the reported incident location, or to the mapped fire boundary where an agency has published one. A fire without a published boundary may extend closer than its reported location suggests.

Last 24 hours and next 48 hours across Central Coast

420−24 hNow+24 h+48 hµg/m³
Range across monitors
About this chart

The observed line is the hourly median across reporting monitors and the shaded range shows local variation. NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM are separate total surface PM2.5 research forecasts sampled near the Central Coast locality centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood8.2–8.8 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 12 hoursGood8.2–11.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 24 hoursGood8.2–11.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Next 48 hoursGood8.9–11.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models
Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table
Model48-hour peakCategoryPeak around
NASA GEOS-CF11.2 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 5:30 AM AEDT
CAMS10.2 µg/m³Good13 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT
FMI SILAM8.9 µg/m³Good12 Oct, 9:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5
CammerayFair14.1 µg/m³Bradfield HighwayGood9.8 µg/m³Rouse HillGood9.6 µg/m³MorissetGood9.3 µg/m³WyongGood5.5 µg/m³
All government monitors (6 total; 6 current)
MonitorPM2.5 µg/m³Air qualityObserved local
Cammeray14.1Fair11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Bradfield Highway9.8Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Rouse Hill9.6Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Morisset9.3Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Wyong5.5Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
Macquarie Park4.7Good11 Oct, 8:00 PM AEDT
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