Hunter River - Dyke Point Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Easterly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots offshore north of Norah Head in the evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore north of Norah Head.

1st Swell

Easterly 2.5 metres.

Weather

Cloudy. 90% chance of rain. The chance of a thunderstorm north of Norah Head.

Caution

Large and powerful surf conditions for the rest of the day are expected to be hazardous for coastal activities such as crossing bars by boat and rock fishing.

Weather Situation

A strong high pressure system to the southeast of the state extends a ridge across the south coast while a coastal trough lies off the Mid North Coast, bringing east to southeasterly winds to the coast, fresh and gusty at times along the north coast. The trough will continue to move slowly towards the far north coast today and deepen into a low pressure system late Thursday or early Friday. This system will then move south towards the far south coast by late Friday, bringing fresh to strong east to northeasterly winds ahead of it. The low will then move offshore across the southern Tasman as a series of cold fronts cross the state on the weekend through the early new week, bringing generally westerly winds along the coast.