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 08 Oct, 2:17 PM AEDT · Official NSW air-quality region · concentrations, not an Australian AQI

Current air quality and forecast

Now · observedGood2.6 µg/m³ median · 9 current monitors

Next 48 hoursFair to Poor14.0–31.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Forecast peak31.2 µg/m³09 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT · CAMS

Nearby fires

150 km radius

Within 150 km, agencies report 1 Advice warning. There is also 1 planned or registered burn.

View 1 nearby fire location

AdviceMASONITE RD, TOMAGO132 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: 8 Oct 2026 10:55

Official source

View 1 planned or registered burn 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: 8 Oct 2026 09:58

Official source

Agency fire reports updated 08 Oct, 2:20 PM AEDT

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 hoursFair2.4–13.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 12 hoursFair2.9–20.5 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 24 hoursPoor9.8–31.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Next 48 hoursPoor14.0–31.2 µg/m³ · 3 of 3 models

Model detail3 available · 48-hour peak table

Model	48-hour peak	Category	Peak around
NASA GEOS-CF	20.1 µg/m³	Fair	10 Oct, 8:30 AM AEDT
CAMS	31.2 µg/m³	Poor	09 Oct, 8:00 AM AEDT
FMI SILAM	14.0 µg/m³	Fair	10 Oct, 2:00 PM AEDT

Highest readings right now

current hourly PM2.5

All government monitors (9 total; 9 current)

Monitor	PM2.5 µg/m³	Air quality	Observed local
Bradfield Highway	9.8	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Cammeray	6.2	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Alexandria	4.6	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Ultimo-Uts	3.6	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Macquarie Park	2.6	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Cook And Phillip	2.4	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Randwick	1.7	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT
Earlwood	1.4	Good	08 Oct, 12:00 PM AEDT
Rozelle	1.4	Good	08 Oct, 1:00 PM AEDT