Lake Macquarie - Balcolyn Weather Forecast

Hunter Coastal Waters

Wind

Westerly 15 to 20 knots tending southwesterly 20 to 25 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 30 knots offshore south of Port Stephens during the afternoon and evening.

Seas

1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.

1st Swell

East to northeasterly 1.5 to 2.5 metres, decreasing to 1.5 metres later in the evening.

Weather

Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.

Weather Situation

A trough lies off the NSW coast, bringing northwesterly to northeasterly winds to NSW waters. The trough is set to move east over the Tasman Sea while a ridge forms along the NSW coast in its wake, bringing fresh to strong southwesterly winds. This ridge will persist through early next week, before winds turn north to northwesterly ahead of a cold front set to cross coastal waters mid next week.