Dawsons Inlet Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Northeasterly 10 to 15 knots turning northerly in the late evening. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore in the late evening.

Seas

Around 1 metre.

1st Swell

Southerly 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to around 1 metre later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm offshore south of Port Stephens.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure system over the Tasman Sea is slowly drifting eastwards while directing north to northeasterly winds over the coastal waters. A trough is forecast to sweep the southern and central parts of the coast on Thursday, with a southerly wind change in its wake. Winds will then turn northerly again later in the week as the trough weakens. A cold front sweeps the south looks set to bring another southerly change on the weekend.