East Sydney air quality and smoke forecast

Current government PM2.5 readings for the official NSW East Sydney air-quality region, with separate NASA GEOS-CF, CAMS and SILAM total-PM2.5 forecasts.

Updated 27 Aug, 10:17 AM AEST · Official NSW air-quality region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood7.4 µg/m³ median · 9 current monitors

Next 48 hoursFair to Poor23.5–40.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak40.0 µg/m³28 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 2 Advice warnings. There are also 2 planned or registered burns.

View 2 nearby fire locations

AdviceBEECROFT PENINSULA136 km away · Under control · Bush FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: BEECROFT PENINSULA 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Bush Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 2 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:26

Official source

AdviceJERVIS BAY RD148 km away · Under control · Grass FireNSW Rural Fire Service

Official warning details

ALERT LEVEL: Advice
LOCATION: JERVIS BAY RANGE FACILITY JERVIS BAY RD, JERVIS BAY 2540
COUNCIL AREA: Shoalhaven
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Grass Fire
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 13 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Rural Fire Service
UPDATED: 26 Aug 2026 17:25

Official source

View 2 planned or registered burns nearby

Forestry Plantation HR - OLNEY SF 077-07886 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: 27 Aug 2026 09:55

Official source

Forestry Plantation HR - Watagan 18 SF93 km away · Under control · Hazard ReductionNSW Rural Fire Service

Agency report details

ALERT LEVEL: Planned Burn
LOCATION: WATAGAN STATE FOREST WOLLOMBI FOREST RD, OLNEY 2325
COUNCIL AREA: Cessnock
STATUS: Under control
TYPE: Hazard Reduction
FIRE: Yes
SIZE: 6 ha
RESPONSIBLE AGENCY: Forestry Corporation of NSW
UPDATED: 27 Aug 2026 09:54

Official source

Straight-line distance from the East Sydney representative 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 East Sydney

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 reporting-monitor centre. They are not smoke-only, official health forecasts or blended with observations.

Forecast

Next 6 hoursGood2.9–9.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursFair3.8–23.7 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursPoor15.2–40.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursPoor23.5–40.0 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	23.5 µg/m³	Fair	28 Aug, 7:30 AM AEST
CAMS	40.0 µg/m³	Poor	28 Aug, 1:00 AM AEST
FMI SILAM	30.3 µg/m³	Poor	28 Aug, 1:00 PM AEST

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

Bradfield HighwayGood10.5 µg/m³ Ultimo-UtsGood8.6 µg/m³ CammerayGood8.3 µg/m³ EarlwoodGood7.9 µg/m³ AlexandriaGood7.4 µg/m³

All government monitors (9 total; 9 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Bradfield Highway	10.5	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Ultimo-Uts	8.6	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Cammeray	8.3	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Earlwood	7.9	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Alexandria	7.4	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Cook And Phillip	6.0	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Rozelle	3.4	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Macquarie Park	3.2	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST
Randwick	2.7	Good	27 Aug, 9:00 AM AEST